Leading southern African tourism associations have encouraged travellers to postpone, rather than cancel, their trips to Mozambique amid post-election protests and a nationwide strike mainly affecting urban areas.
The demonstrations arose from allegations of vote-rigging after the country’s general elections on October 9. Opposition party leader Venâncio Mondlane called for the public to embark on a week-long strike and demonstrations from Thursday, October 31.
A tour operator who spoke to Tourism Update on condition of anonymity said banks and shopping centres in the capital city of Maputo were closed on Thursday and Friday but the international airport and border crossings appeared to be functioning normally. No incidents of…