National roads continue to be deadly. Last week alone, 14 people lost their lives and 54 were injured, 20 of them seriously, as a result of 16 road accidents across the country. The General Command of the Police of the Republic points to speeding and mechanical failure as the main causes of the accidents. 102 offenses were also reported, 90 of which have already been cleared up, corresponding to 88% of performance...
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Festive Season: Minister of Transportation launches Plan for Road Surveillance in the first week of December
The Ministry of Transport and Communications launches in the first week of December the Road Surveillance Plan for the festive season with the aim of reducing road accidents. This Saturday, a multi-sectoral brigade headed by the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Hamilton Alison, climbed some stretches of National Road number 4 (EN4) to Ressano...
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Traffic accidents on the EN1 have supernatural causes after all
The Association of Traditional Healers of Mozambique (AMETRAMO) today pointed to supernatural causes as the reason for the frequent occurrence of road accidents in the same area of National Road 1 (EN1), in Manhiça district, Maputo, south of the country. "Since the accidents are not stopping, the Government will have to sit down with us...
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Traffic Accidents: Lawyers say government measures are illegal
The Commission on Human Rights of the Bar Association of Mozambique (CDHOAM) considers illegal the measures taken by the Government through the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) to combat road accidents, which have sown mourning and pain in Mozambican families. In a press release to which we have had access, CDHOAM states that the...
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Defense and Security Council wants reinforcement of road surveillance
The Council for Defence and Security of Mozambique has asked to strengthen inspection measures and to hold offenders accountable, given the "high rate of road accidents" in the country, indicates a statement from the Presidency. The Council expressed concern over the high rate of road accidents that occur in the country, considering that the situations have...
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Manhiça is once again a "stage" for blood
The district of Manhiça, Maputo province, continues to be the "stage" for bloodshed due to the high number of traffic accidents that occur there. Awareness-raising efforts by both government entities and civil society are intensifying, but the results are slow to appear. In less than ten hours,...
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Government toughens measures to contain traffic accidents
The government announced yesterday, in Maputo, the immediate arrest of offenders involved in traffic accidents with serious fault resulting in death. This is one of several extraordinary measures announced in the framework of the prevention and combat of road accidents in the country. As part of the same measures, cases of overtaking a vehicle will be subject to immediate arrest...
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Traffic Police resumes alcohol testing of motorists
The Traffic Police resumed the use of breathalyzers (Bafometers) for alcohol control activities to motorists, according to an instruction from the General Commander of the PRM, dated July 22 current. The note explains that the measure results from the relief of measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and also provides for the intensification of...
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Authorities promise to strengthen enforcement measures to reduce traffic accidents
The executive promises to strengthen enforcement measures in order to reduce the rates of traffic accidents and make national roads safer, particularly during the upcoming holiday season. According to the Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, who was speaking this Wednesday at the government question session in the Portuguese Parliament, the...
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Government considers the resumption of alcohol tests for motorists irreversible
Government reiterates that the resumption of alcohol tests for motorists, suspended due to covid-19, is irreversible throughout the country. According to the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Manuela Ribeiro, this is the only way to reduce the number of drivers who take to the roads under the influence of alcohol, a situation that has been...