Trade
Key South African Trade Route to Mozambique Shut as Protests Flare
- Closure estimated to cost South Africa 10 million rand daily
- Lebombo border is key transit route for coal, chrome exports
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South Africa suspended operations at its main border crossing with Mozambique, a key coal and chrome export hub, as election-related protests flared in the southeast African nation.
Demonstrators on the Mozambican side angered by the result of the country’s Oct. 9 elections, blocked the route that often processes more than 1,000 trucks a day en route to Maputo’s port. Over the weekend they also forced authorities to shut two power plants and targeted other key infrastructure.