�Le nyatsa batho�

Friday, April 01, 2016

This Could Be Us. Local journalists enjoying the luxuries in train travelling through South Africa. BR Express has announced that they would not be be offering alcohol in the train

The Minister of Transport and Communications, Tshenolo Mabeo became emotional, even more so as he painfully expressed himself in Setswana. During the Wednesday press conference, when he attempted to explain why alcohol could not be allowed on the newly introduced BR Express, he painted a picture of an unruly drunken passenger disturbing the train’s peace by terrorising and threatening the safety of other passengers.

As he was getting expansive in his response, there was an attempt by journalists to chip in and remind the minister that the question was rather, “Why those passengers in sensitive transport modes like airplanes are allowed to freely imbibe while us the train lot are barred?”

Although at the end Mabeo seemed unsure whether to commit to the “passenger’s safety” as the main reason that inspired his decision since he announced that it was “our executive decision” (together with BR management I believe) to bar alcohol in train, it was clear that train passengers are discriminated against.

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