Mob Justice Victim Laid To Rest
Monday, January 13, 2020
The village’s chief said this when addressing mourners at Xolani’s funeral. Olatheng, aged 22 who was buried yesterday.
“Gone ga ntsena mo mading ke bona mo ditshwantshong tse tsa segompieno tse, ngwana yo ebile go buiwa a setse a bolawa. Fake ke botsa gatwe ngwana yo o ntse a inaakantse le go utswa. I was so shocked, it was my first time in Botswana to see a person being killed in that manner. It was cruel to see women and men some holding spades, stones, slashers participating in his killing. One a bolawa abo a gatakwa ka dinao, abo a ntshiwa mo ditshwantshong, his killing was so inhuman,” said the chief.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...