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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.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...