Mozambique's fugitive presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, has announced that he will seize power in January.
Speaking on Tuesday in a live broadcast transmitted on his Facebook page, Mondlane, calling himself"the candidate of the people', announced that he will be sworn into office as President of the Republic on 15 January.
Mondlane used his broadcast to continue his campaign to wreck the Mozambican economy. He ordered that between now and 15 January, all mines in the country must be closed. Almost as an afterthought, Mondlane reiterated his ban on the Christmas and New Year holidays. There would be no festivities, he insisted, though he would open an exception, if people wanted to celebrate in the streets.
The most serious impacts so far, he said, have been on the tourist industry, restaurants and other services. The festive season should be a boom period for Mozambican tourism - but this year foreign tourists are shunning Mozambique, and most hotel reservations have been cancelled. The Council's ruling will not necessarily solve anything, since Mondlane will accept nothing short of a declaration of his own victory.
In light of the growing insecurity, the CTA is urging the government to introduce military escorts to safeguard assets in transit through the country's main transport corridors.
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