Phazha Kgalemang: an obituary

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FRANCISTOWN: The Indians say, "When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."

Indeed, when Phazha Andrew Kgalemang was born to Nana and Khanda Kgalemang of Mosojane village in the North East District in 1951, his parents and the whole community rejoiced. The fact that he was the first-born apparently made the joy even more palpable. At the announcement of his death 59 years later on November 21, all those who had known him are overwhelmed with grief.

Kgalemang started his primary education in his village. When his parents relocated to Letsholathebe village, the young Kgalemang enrolled at Masunga Primary School where he walked a total of 16km daily to school until he completed his primary education in 1965. The highest level for primary education was Standard Six. In 1967, he joined the Bechuanaland Police Force. The workaholic that he was, Kgalemang rose through the ranks and upon his retirement in 1988, after serving for upwards of two decades, he was a superintendent. In 1988, the adventurous Kgalemang enrolled at the University of Botswana (UB) to read law. After completing his studies in 1993, he worked for a year for the Venter and Associates law firm in Francistown. In 1996, he started his own law firm, which has employed 20 people who include attorneys, secretaries, an accountant, messengers, cleaners and professional assistants.

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