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Man, 61, dies in donkey cart accident

Donkey cart. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
Donkey cart. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

An elderly man has died following a donkey cart accident that occured at Gamononyane Lands, located near Metsimotlhabe along the Gaborone-Molepolole road on Saturday evening.

The deceased, 61, is suspected to have fallen from a moving donkey cart whilst travelling alone. He was later discovered by passerby from a nearby farm who were passing through the area.

Police revealed that the deceased was lying in the middle of the road in the bush, trapped between the donkeys that were pulling the cart.

Editor's Comment
Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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