Protests against power price hike block roads
The Transistmica highway was closed on Tuesday, July 10 for over four hours as protestors demonstrated against the recently announced increase in electricity prices, forecast to quickly raise the cost of living as businesses pass on the increase.
Boxes and tires were burned near the main entrance to the university The road was closed from noon and was reopened past 4:10 p.m. Traffic jams developed in many sectors, well ahead of the usual rush hour