Source: IN PICTURES- Mugabe Gone President Khama Resumes Busy Cross Border Train Service | ZimEye
By Paul Nyathi| After decades of unceremoniously pulling off the popular Francistown – Bulawayo passenger train, the Botswana Government led by retiring President Ian Khama has reintroduced the train service with effect from yesterday.
Botswana Railways made the announcement on the train service resumption through an official Botswana Government notice on Wednesday.
“Botswana Railways wishes to advise its valued customers and the general public that with effect from December 20, 2017 the passenger train service will be extended to Bulawayo,” read the government notice.
The very popular train service was unceremoniously called off by the Governmemt of Botswana at the helm of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe government’s economic collapse in a move that was seen by many as sabotage to Mugabe by his Botswana counterpart Khama.
Khama who never hid his dislike of Mugabe’s regime is on record insisting that his Government would give little economic assistance to its neighbouring country as long as Mugabe remained in power.
The passenger train will depart Francistown at 0700hrs and arrive in Bulawayo at 1230hrs. Upon return, the train will depart Bulawayo at 1415hrs and arrive in Francistown at 1945hrs.
The return of the train is expected to significantly reduce congestion at the Plumtree boarder post between the two countries as the train has been the traditional favourite of cross border traders.
COMMENTS
SADCC in REAL TERMS.
The resumption of real business first and perhaps a face for humanitarian initiative.
Let’s salute that military man.
Clearly, we need more of them in SADC; if not even the AU.
Botswana Railways running a service to Bulawayo! NRZ should be truly ashamed of its lack of ability to provide the service.
I hope that President Khama’s expectation that conditions in Zimbabwe will improve under Mnangagwa is justified. At least Khama is providing some encouragement for a change for the better.
Pres Khama is doing the right thing,we encourage it. Well done Pres Khama