Three die in Palapye bus crash
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Yesterday, Palapye police told Mmegi that of the 38 people on board the bus, three were certified dead at Palapye Primary Hospital, while eight sustained serious injuries. Another 21 passengers were treated for minor injuries while the rest, who included the driver, escaped unharmed.
The traffic officer at Palapye Police Station, Assistant Superintendent, Robert Mmese said the incident happened about four kilometres from the spot where a Seabelo Bus had an accident late last year.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...