The National Institute of Road Transport (INATRO) has begun using a modern digital system for monitoring road traffic violations as of Wednesday, 10 December. Installed in the Greater Maputo Area, the system will allow the detection of traffic offences on public roads through traffic-monitoring cameras, the processing of offences, and the sending of corresponding fines to offending drivers via text message.
With an investment of around USD 7 million, funded by the Government of the Republic of South Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the installation of the road violation monitoring system is part of a project that also includes the development of a Road Safety Master Plan and improvements to infrastructure in areas identified as critical in the cities of Maputo and Matola.
Quoted in O País, INATRO’s Technical Area Administrator, Cláudio Zunguze, stated that these systems strengthen the tools available to enforcement authorities, including the Traffic Police (PT), enabling them to enforce the law more effectively and encouraging drivers to use public roads responsibly, while also challenging traffic officers to act with greater integrity and transparency.
Zunguze also acknowledged the complexity involved in using new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for monitoring road violations—from system functionality itself to the need for legislative adjustments for issuing fines in a digital environment—reaffirming INATRO’s commitment to continuing digitalisation to enhance efficiency and transparency.
Meanwhile, KOICA’s Country Director in Mozambique, Jinjoo Hyun, expressed the agency’s readiness to provide the necessary technical support during the implementation of this innovation in the country’s road enforcement process. “A positive evaluation could lead to the implementation of a second phase of the project, which may cover areas beyond Greater Maputo,” she stated.
In August, the Government announced its intention to replace physical checkpoints with surveillance cameras on the roads, also planning to introduce mandatory tracking systems for public transport nationwide.
At the time, the Minister of Transport and Logistics, João Matlombe, said that a public tender had already been launched, and given the complexity of the process, the expectation was that all procedures would be completed by the end of the year so that implementation could begin in 2026.
Source: Diário Económico
