Fare thee well Mike

Friday, December 08, 2023 | 1290 Views |

Fallen hero: Mike loved his children and would never miss a moment to celebrate their milestones

Back in 1993 I was employed by Mmegi as a cub reporter. Upon resumption of duty in the newsroom, I found amongst others Mike Mothibi. Mmegi’s KAGISO SEKOKONYANE pays tribute to the fallen hero, Mothibi

Mike had come in earlier in February and I came in seven months later. I later learnt he had joined the newspaper from Maun where he had been teaching at Maun Secondary School.

The other veterans were Pamela Dube, Mesh Moeti and Keto Segwai. Sechele ‘Sechmore’ Sechele was the newspaper editor. This cohort of journalists hand-held me and I quickly learnt the ropes of journalism.

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