The semi-collective passenger transporters operating on the Cinema 700 route in the city of Matola stopped their activities today, Wednesday (24), in protest at the precarious conditions of the roads, particularly Avenida 5 de Fevereiro.

The protesters claim that the degradation and lack of proper maintenance of the access roads has caused significant damage to the vehicles.

According to a report in the newspaper Notícias, hauliers also point to the lack of adequate sanitary facilities at the Cinema 700 Bus Terminal as another obstacle.

In response, the Matola Municipal Council's Councillor for Transport, Halima Justino, asked the hauliers to return to work while the municipality looks for definitive solutions to the problem. The councillor has mobilized excavating machines to carry out emergency work and minimize the damage.

However, the "chapeiros" insist that they will only resume their activities once a definitive solution has been found.