{"id":46842,"date":"2024-04-12T17:36:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/masisi-thanks-south-africa"},"modified":"2024-04-12T17:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:52:23","slug":"masisi-thanks-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/masisi-thanks-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"MASISI THANKS SOUTH AFRICA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, First Lady Neo, South Africa President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa and other officials visited the scene of accident thursday afternoon, where 45 Batswana died, when the bus they were travelling in plunged off the Mamatlakala bridge on a mountain pass, bursting in flames as it hit a rocky ground.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>President Masisi described the accident as the most horrific in the history of the country.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked President Ramaphosa, South African government and Mamatlakala residents for the support they gave Botswana during the difficult time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, First Lady Neo, South Africa President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa and other officials visited the scene of accident thursday afternoon, where 45 Batswana died, when the bus they were travelling in plunged off the Mamatlakala bridge on a mountain pass, bursting in flames as it hit a rocky ground. 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