Matenge To Be Laid To Rest On Labour Day

The late Gobe Matenge
The late Gobe Matenge

One of Botswana’s long serving public servants, Gobe Matenge, died at the age of 92. The Matenge family confirmed that Matenge, a founding member of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) died on April 26, 2018 at his home in Gaborone.

Matenge is counted amongst those who contributed immensely to the development of Botswana.

Matenge started working for government in 1947 as a messenger for the District Commisioner’s Office in Francistown. He went on to hold different posts, in different government departments and ministries, which included clerical officer/court interpreter, higher executive officer, to mention a few.

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