The forerunners of the Matsha tragedy

Friday, November 20, 2015

Public school learners are frequently transported in trucks

Tragic as it was, the Matsha truck disaster is just the latest in similar fatal and non-fatal incidents involving public school learners. Staff Writers, BABOKI KAYAWE and MBONGENI MGUNI trace the unsettling history

Eleven years ago, two siblings and their cousin at Kedia Primary School perished in a truck accident just a kilometre away from Kedia village in the Boteti area. All told, the death toll came to five.

The truck, which was used for Namola Leuba (drought Relief) projects, also carried shovels, axes, grass slashers and an assortment of other construction tools.

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The forerunners of the Matsha tragedy

Tragic as it was, the Matsha truck disaster is just the latest in similar fatal and non-fatal incidents involving public school learners. Staff Writers, BABOKI KAYAWE and MBONGENI MGUNI trace the unsettling history