Mozambique: Maputo passenger transporter EMTPM announces €300,000 in losses from post-election protests

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Mozambique: Maputo passenger transporter EMTPM announces €300,000 in losses from post-election protests

1:01 CAT | 27 Jan 2025

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The Maputo Municipal Public Transport Company (EMTPM) has lost around 20 million meticais (€300,000) in revenue since October due to the post-election protests in Mozambique, the company’s chairman announced.

“At the moment we are expecting a loss of revenue of around 20 million meticais since October last year,” said Lourenço Albino, quoted by the press on Saturday.

According to Albino, the company is also expecting losses estimated at 10 million meticais (€150,000) resulting from the vandalism of buses, with broken windows and other damage, including one vehicle burnt out.

Albino also remarked on the reduction in passenger numbers, which fell from 40,000 to around 11,000 per day.

“We have seen a 30% reduction in the level of activity, which means that the volume of revenue has fallen by 30% and this reduces the company’s ability to respond to all needs,” he explained.

The president of EMTPM, which has a fleet of 84 buses, 48 of which are used for public transport, hopes that the calm will continue in Mozambique so that the company can recover to previous activity levels.

Since 21 October of last year, Mozambique has been experiencing serious social unrest, with protests, demonstrations and strikes called by former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane resulting in violent clashes between police and demonstrators, looting and destruction of property.

Venâncio Mondlane does not recognize the results of the general elections of October 9, which gave victory to Daniel Chapo, already sworn in as the fifth President of Mozambique.

According to the electoral platform Decide, a non-governmental organization that monitors electoral processes in Mozambique, at least 315 people have died in these protests, including around two dozen minors, and at least 750 people have suffered gunshot wounds.

Source: Lusa