Work underway to stop attacks against Mozambican vehicles in South Africa

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Work underway to stop attacks against Mozambican vehicles in South Africa

6:44 CAT | 31 Jan 2023

Photo: O País

The Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation yesterday called the situation arising from attacks on Mozambican vehicles in South Africa “complicated”, and said efforts were being made by the governments of the two countries to address the situation.

“Measures are being taken to ensure that this does not happen again, but it is not a simple thing, it is complicated for us,” Verónica Macamo told journalists at the end of an accreditation of ambassadors ceremony in Maputo.

“Our responsibility is to take care of Mozambicans and prevent Mozambicans from being robbed and their vehicles or property from being damaged and stolen,” Macamo said.

Some Mozambican carriers offering transport between Maputo and Durban suspended services on Sunday following reports of attacks and robberies in South African.

Jonas Fumo, a member of the Transporters Commission at the Junta terminal, told AIM that drivers “with national registration plates are afraid to travel to South Africa using the Ponta do Ouro border”.

Juliana Mwuitu, administrator of Matutuíne district, which borders South Africa, said that vehicles were set on fire on Saturday, 90 kilometres from the border, in an action related to local conflicts with Mozambicans.

There were no injuries, and travellers were escorted back to Mozambique by the South African authorities.

The weekend attack follows similar episodes that took place over the last year, in which buses were stopped by armed men and passengers robbed.

Source: Lusa