Transporters protest poor roads, security

On Thursday night, transporters blocked access to the port area of Timbues in demand for the road conditions and operational problems of the harvesting system. The cut generated long queues and exposed the lack of structural responses. In a protest that spread on Thursday night, a group of truckers made a total cut in the entrance to La Paloma, at the height of the descent to the ports of Timbues, in demand for the poor state of the routes and a…

Transporters protest poor roads, security

Some members of the Transporters Association of Malawi have threatened to ground their fleet in protest over attacks and deteriorating state of roads to avert further financial and mechanical losses. The areas of concern include M1 sections at Bwengu in Mzimba, Chiweta in Rumphi to Karonga and Dedza to Ntcheu. They have also cited the Balaka to Zomba section on the M3. In a letter to the Ministry of Transport and Public Works dated April 15 2025…