Mozambique: Bus drivers afraid following attacks in South Africa – Watch

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Mozambique: Bus drivers afraid following attacks in South Africa – Watch

2:27 CAT | 30 Jan 2023

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Some Mozambican carriers offering services between Maputo and Durban in South Africa cancelled departures on Sunday following reports of attacks and robberies in South Africa.

Jonas Fumo, a member of the Transporter’s Commission at the Junta bus terminal, said that drivers “with [Mozambican] registration plates are afraid to travel to South Africa using the Ponta do Ouro border”, according to an AIM report.

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 passengers were assisted by the South African authorities and escorted back to Mozambique,” she is quoted as saying..

A driver and witness to one of the robberies on Saturday who managed to escape unharmed told AIM that the passengers were disembarked when the vehicle was set on fire.

#SouthAfrica crumbling state – KwaZulu-Natal R22 four cars attacked set on fire reports people missing or taken hostage pic.twitter.com/oOO4yJOm7p

— Evelyn Tremble (@DrumChronicles) January 29, 2023