Mozambique: Business Opposed to Scanning Fees

Maputo — Mozambican private businesses have urged the Mozambican government to scrap, or at least reduce, the fees charged by the company operating a scanner in the port of Maputo.

The scanner was installed about a year ago, and is used for "non-intrusive inspection" of merchandise. In theory, this is a good idea, since it allows speedy checks on whether containers are really carrying what their owners say is inside them.

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