Mozambique-SouthAfrica: Travel via KZN not recommended as two more Mozambican vehicles torched, another riddled with bullets

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Mozambique-SouthAfrica: Travel via KZN not recommended as two more Mozambican vehicles torched, another riddled with bullets

8:56 CAT | 13 Feb 2023

Image: Domingo

Two more vehicles with Mozambican number plates were torched by a group of people residing in the interior of the province of Kwazulu-Natal (KZN), in South Africa, in the same places where, about two weeks ago, another seven were burned down, Domingo reports.

Because of this, the border authorities of both countries advise against using that route which is the shortest to reach Durban for people travelling from Mozambique.

One vehicle was set on fire on Friday, February 10th, and a second was burned at dawn on Saturday, February 11th, and a third vehicle managed to pass through the critical area in the morning of the same day, but was riddled with bullets, without the occupants being injured.

These acts take place at a time when the deadline “offered” by the communities of Mbazwana, Hluhluwe and others from remote areas in the interior of the province of Kwazulu-Natal, to the police authorities of Mozambique and South Africa for the resolution of their concerns.

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By Jorge Rungo

Rota Maputo-Durban: Desaconselhadas viagens pelo Kwazulu-Natal

Mais duas viaturas com matrícula moçambicana foram incendiadas por um grupo de populares residentes no interior da província de Kwazulu-Natal, na África do Sul, nos mesmos locais onde há cerca de duas semanas foram queimadas outras sete.

Por causa disso, as autoridades fronteiriças dos dois países desaconselham o uso daquela rota que é a mais curta para chegar a Durban.

Uma viatura foi incendiada na sexta-feira, dia 10 de Fevereiro, e a segunda foi queimada na madrugada de sábado, dia 11 de Fevereiro, sendo que uma terceira conseguiu passar pela área crítica na manhã do mesmo dia, mas foi crivada de balas, sem que os ocupantes ficassem feridos.

Estes actos acontecem numa altura em que é dado como expirado o prazo “oferecido” pelas comunidades de Mbazwana, Hluhluwe e outras de áreas remotas do interior da província de Kwazulu-Natal, às autoridades policiais de Moçambique e da África do Sul para a resolução das suas inquietações.

Source: Domingo