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More than 150 buses are held up in the workshops, although they would only need small repairs to go back on the roads, while adding that a lack of a well-structured transport plan is preventing investment.
Mozambique’s financial crisis is blocking the development of passenger transport, according to the Mozambican Federation of Road Transport Associations (Fematro).
Fematro spokesperson, Jorge Manhica, said companies operating both urban and inter-provincial bus routes have found it increasingly difficult to obtain credit from the banks. As a result, vehicles, some of which only require minor repairs, are held up in workshops for lack of payment, and further investment is not forthcoming.
More than 150 buses are held up in the workshops, although they would only need small repairs to go back on the roads, while adding that a lack of a well-structured transport plan is preventing investment.
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Manhica noted that Mozambican businesses had invested in modern buses, but the poor conditions of the roads, particularly the main north-south highway (EN1), increased the costs and reduced the return on the investment.
