There is nobody like cde Zakes

I have always associated shedding a tear with women. I am an African man, I reasoned. People will construe my feelings to be that of a weakling. I could not help myself though, on Monday upon hearing of the demise of my good comrade Sakarea Makgapha. Cde Zakes as he was affectionally called by those dearest to him, tragically passed away on Sunday after a car accident along the Serowe/Mashoro road.

When the news broke, I went to the toilet where I cried silently to avoid the ridicule of my colleagues at work.