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Mozambican protesters blockade main road link with South Africa – Bloomberg
5:27 CAT | 04 Nov 2024
Screen grab: @AllexandreMZ/X
- Highway operator urges people to avoid crossing the border
- Route used to export chromite, ferro-chrome from South Africa
Protesters in the Mozambican border town of Ressano Garcia seized control of a number of trucks and used them to blockade the main highway to neighbouring South Africa on Monday, according to the Trans African Concessions, which operates the route.
Public buses were also prevented from operating on the N4 highway and passengers were forced to get out and walk, the operator said.
Tires were meanwhile set alight on the road near a toll plaza outside Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, causing some damage, it added. It urged people to avoid traveling over the border until calm had been restored.
PLEASE NOTE: 04/11 at 15:00 #CAUTION Protest action in various parts of the #TRACN4route in Mozambique #Maputo #RessanoGarcia. Border operations at a standstill. Please avoid the border area and drive with caution.
— TRAC N4 Toll Route (@TRACN4route) November 4, 2024
Os manifestantes arrancaram chaves dos camionistas na zona de KM 4 em Ressano Garcia, #Maputo, de acordo com um cidadão repórter. Uma viatura da polícia que tinha missão de impedir a iniciativa dos manifestantes ficou bloqueada no meio do parqueamento forçado dos camiões. pic.twitter.com/R5y6EzR0xS
— Alexandre Nhampossa (@AllexandreMZ) November 4, 2024
Mozambique has been gripped by turmoil since Oct. 9 elections. The official results showed the ruling party extending its 49-year hold on power and its presidential candidate Daniel Chapo winning 71% of the votes cast. But independent candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who placed second, dismissed the outcome as fraudulent and has called for protests to ensure the electorate’s will is respected.
The Constitutional Council has instructed the electoral authorities to provide it with tally sheets from seven of the 11 voting constituencies for verification.
The N4 highway links South Africa industrial heartland in the center of the country to the Maputo port and is an important export route for chromite and ferro-chrome.
Manifestantes em Ressano Garcia, perto da portagem com África Do Sul, manifestantes obrigam automobilistas a parquear seus camioes. #Moçambique pic.twitter.com/2IGekIhDHL
— Alexandre Nhampossa (@AllexandreMZ) November 4, 2024
There is also a protest at the border town of Ressano Garcia, where truck drivers were forced to block the road at the so called “Km4. Cars are not allowed to and from South Africa. Riot police vehicles also blocked between the trucks. https://t.co/CWiUqDD3Qb
— Zenaida Machado (@zenaidamz) November 4, 2024
Source: Bloomberg
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