Road travel to and from South Africa will be more expensive as of August 1, a measure aimed at responding to high operating costs, coupled with recent fuel price adjustments.

Passengers departing from the Downtown International Terminal to Durban will have to pay 450 rand (1.710 meticais), as opposed to the current 400 rand (1.520 meticais). Those flying to Johannesburg will spend 400 rand (1.520 meticais), up from 350 rand (1.330 meticais) and those flying to Rustenburg will pay 500 rand (1.900 meticais), an increase of more than 50 rand (190 meticais). Travelers to Nelspruit will now pay 230 rand (874 meticais), up from 200 rand (760 meticais) today, and those going to Komatipoort who currently spend 30 rand (114) will spend 40 rand (152 meticais).

According to the president of the Downtown International Carriers Association, Frederico Ambrósio, the upward revision of the tariff is motivated by the rise in fuel prices, both in Mozambique and South Africa, and the high charges for vehicle maintenance.

The new tariffs are the result of a consensus between the associations of international carriers of the two countries and approval by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Ambrósio said that their application will minimize the carriers' suffocation.

"We haven't updated the tariff in four years. So the current adjustment is insignificant. Ideally, we should increase the price of the service by 50 percent," he said.

Ambrósio said that the updating of the travel schedule to the Kingdom of Eswatini is also being considered. According to him, there will soon be interaction with the carriers that operate on this route to seek consensus on the matter.