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Gov’t admits 'poor road conditions' as fatalities rise

Eric Molale PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Eric Molale PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Botswana has since 2019 recorded 1,502 road fatalities and now government has come forward to admit that it is dissatisfied with the condition of roads which to some large extent causes road crashes and fatalities.

Responding to a question in Parliament recently, Minister of Transport and Public Works Eric Molale revealed that since 2019 they have recorded 63,315 road crashes and 1,190 of them were fatal.

Molale pointed out that his ministry's strategies to achieve road safety in Botswana are multifaceted and include road audits to inform road infrastructure improvement, road development, and road maintenance.

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