Trucking industry on R5bn losses, Lebombo border remains guarded as death toll rises in Mozambique post-election protests

While police turned to rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people, some live rounds were allegedly still used to kill some protesters on Thursday

07 November 2024 - 21:43 By Rorisang Kgosana and Ernest Mabuza

More police and members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are on standby at the Lebombo port of entry in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, as protests in neighbouring Mozambique intensified on Thursday, with more fatalities reported...

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