By Aurélio Muianga and Ricardo Dias
Maputo (MOZTIMES)—On Monday, residents of the Maputo outskirts again refused to pay tolls on the access roads to the capital city.
The refusal to pay toll fees is part of a campaign announced by former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who continues to reject the results of last year’s presidential election and has threatened to form a parallel government.
The two companies operating the tolls on access roads to the capital claim they are suffering financial losses due to non-payment, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. These companies include are Rede Viária de Moçambique (REVIMO), a state-majority-owned concessionaire managing three tollgates around Maputo, and the South African company Trans-African Concession (TRAC), which oversees two tollgates along the main corridor connecting Maputo’s port to neighbouring South Africa, National Road Number 4 (EN4).
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