JOHANNESBURG: South Africa don close im border again with Mozambique, as post-election wahala don dey worsen

South Africa don close dia border with Mozambique sharp-sharp afta dem open am on Thursday October 7 2024, as post-election wahala for di neighboring country don escalate, wey cause clash bitwin protesters and police.

Authorities don also warn South Africans make dem postpone any non-essential visit to Mozambique.

Amnesty International talk on Wednesday say at least 20 pipo don die and hundreds don injure and arrest since di protest begin for late October.

Di border close dis week and dem partially open am earlier on Thursday to allow small movement of trucks and vehicles wey dey stuck dere, but dem quickly change di decision.

Protesters for Mozambique, wey opposition leaders and diir supporters organize, dey dispute di outcome of di Oct. 9 elections wey see di ruling Frelimo party extend im 49 years rule.

Police don reportedly fire teargas to scatter protesters for di capital wey be Maputo.

Videos for social media wey belong to opposition leader Venancio Mondlane show plenty young pipo dey march go Maputo and dey block road with stones and dey burn tires.

Mondlane, wey come second for presidential election with 20% of di vote, don reportedly run comot for di country afta two of him aides don die before dem announce di results.

South Africa Border Management Agency talk say dem don close dem side of di border afta 15 workers from di Mozambican border post cross over dey seek refuge and protection.

“Dem talk say di protesters dey on di way and don just pass di area wey dem dey process di trucks and some of di travelers.”

“Dem don loot everything dire, dem carry computers and dem don loot di trucks, di situation just bad,” na wetin agency commissioner Mike Masiapato talk.

South Africa international relations minister, Ronald Lamola, don call for calm and make dem stop di violence.

“South Africa dey worry about di wahala wey don happen afta di election and dem dey regret di loss of lives and di destruction of property,” Lamola talk.

Internet service for Mozambique don spoil since last Friday.

Di opposition don accuse di ruling Frelimo say dem rig di election for dia presidential candidate Daniel Chapo, wey dem declare as di winner with more than 70% of di votes by di national Mozambique Electoral Commission.

As di commission don declare di results, na di Constitution Council go verify dem and handle any mata wey dey remain, including di ones wey opposition parties Renamo and Podemos don bring.

Mozambique authorities don threaten dis week say dem go use di army to stop di protests, dey accuse di protesters say dem wan overthrow democratically elected government.

Human rights groups don talk say di way di government dey handle di protests na di worst crackdown wey don happen for years.

Seven Mozambican officials don request refuge for di South African side for safety and protection, di authorities talk.

South African police and army don engage to stop di protest make e no spill enta South Africa.

Demonstration start for end of October for Maputo afta dem declare Daniel Chapo, di Frelimo candidate, as winner with more than 71% of di vote.

Opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, wey come second with 20% of di vote, don go hide before dem announce di results.

E talk say e dey fear for im safety afta dem kill im aide and lawyer as dem dey prepare to challenge di results.

Di protest don cause violent clash with police and at least 18 pipo don die, according to Human Rights Watch.

Dem don also restrict internet and social media.

General strike wey Mondlane call don continue, even though prime minister don call pipo make dem return to work.

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Cristóvão Chume don threaten to deploy army before nationwide protest wey dem call for Thursday.

Chume talk say di post-election protest dey intend to change di democratically established power.

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