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The Bush Train fiesta was initially supposed to be held on December 14, 2019 but four days before the event, a north bound Botswana Railways Passenger Train derailed near Palla Road on the morning of December 10, 2019.
Before the tragedy, the organisers had planned that the festival goers would board the train in Gaborone and party all the way to Lobatse.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...