MPs call for return of passenger train

Molebatsi, a former no-nonsense MP during his time as a backbencher, expressed shock that BR is contemplating selling the coaches to Mozambique and said the buyer would not need to spend much money on repairs. He criticised government for failing to manage a 400km railway line and attributed the increase of road accidents to the absence of a passenger train.

The assistant minister, a former General Manager of BR who was commenting on the budget allocation for the Ministry of Infrastructure, said the coaches for a passenger train have a lifespan of 40 years and wondered why the passenger train was stopped so abruptly.