Cross-border transporters have been negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen strict travel restrictions or complete lockdown, as both measures are disrupting the businesses.

For instance, the Chairperson of the Fuel Transporters Association, Gordon Luhanga, told The Daily Times that business has been slow for the past 2 months, as all spheres of transportation are on a standstill.

Not long ago, Drivers Union in the Northern Region recently protested against their employers’ failure to provide them with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while working amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

The demonstrations saw the drivers block roads and stop all big vehicles from moving on the roads. The protests follow after Malawi registered 34 coronavirus cases, three deaths and four recoveries.