OVERHEATING TYRES BLAMED FOR DEATH OF 9 STUDENTS
Parents of nine Matsha students who died in a truck accident six years ago are inching nearer to finding closure as tragic details of what caused the accident begin to emerge in court.
November 13th, 2015 will remain etched in the minds of the parents whose children’s lives were snuffed out and the nation at large as one of the bloodiest, darkest chapters in Botswana’s history.
Having just completed their Form Five exams, 122 Matsha College students were crammed into the back of a truck, packed into the rickety old vehicle like cattle as they headed home for the summer holidays.