On Friday (17 Jan), former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane demanded 25 measures from the country’s authorities over the next three months, threatening to call for a resumption of demonstrations and street protests by his supporters “more intensely” if this does not happen. Mondlane is demanding the “unconditional” release of the more than 4,000 people arrested during the post-election demonstrations in the country, as well as medical treatment and medication for those injured in these protests and the payment of compensation of at least 200,000 meticais (€3,000) to the families of those killed during the protests.
Another measure he has demanded is the extension of the non-payment of road tolls for another 100 days. Mondlane also called for a 50% reduction in electricity tariffs and the suspension of logging for export and also demanded that the new government provide a funding line of $500 million (e485.5 million) to support small and medium-sized enterprises affected during the demonstrations held to contest the election results.
(Source LUSA)