LUCAS LEDWABA-AFP
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences on Friday over an Easter bus crash in which only an eight-year-old girl survived out of 46 people on board.
She had been admitted to hospital after Thursday's crash but did not suffer serious injury.
Police have said they are investigating a case of culpable homicide, with the driver among the dead after allegedly losing control.
The accident occurred when the bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire in the north of the country.
It was travelling from neighbouring Botswana to Moria, where an Easter pilgrimage and service have attracted more than a million worshippers in recent years.
Ramaphosa "conveyed his condolences to the Republic of Botswana and the family and friends of the 45 bus crash victims", the president's office said.
Transport ministry media officer Vongani Chauke, told AFP family members were "coming to the country to visit the surviving girl".
"She's fine, receiving medical attention and does not have serious injuries," he said.
According to police, 34 bodies have been found but only nine were identifiable with many burnt beyond recognition. The authorities continue to search for the remaining 11.
South African police confirmed that 15 males and 31 females on board were Botswana citizens travelling from Molepolole village, 60 kilometres northwest of the capital Gaborone.
It plunged off a major bridge linking two hillsides near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo province, around 300 kilometres (190 miles) north of Johannesburg.
The transport minister has promised a full inquiry.
Meanwhile, Limpopo Premier Chupu Stanley Mathabatha has expressed his deepest condolences following the tragic bus accident.
He said it cast a shadow of grief over the province during this Easter weekend.
Spokesperson Ndavhe Ramakuela says the MEC for Health has been given the task of offering the necessary assistance to the accident's sole survivor, an 8-year-old girl.
He says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIrCO) will also assist the Botswana government in repatriating the remains of the deceased.