Klaas Is Officially Dismissed, As Sasa Joins The 27 Club

Khoisan at Sasa Klaas Memorial PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Khoisan at Sasa Klaas Memorial PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Rapper Sasa Klaas has joined the 27 Club. The departed artist is now part of the tragic coincidence of the incredible artists, and members of the popular culture who lived fast and died at the age of 27.

Sasa joins the tragic list that features some of the music’s greats including, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse, to name but three.

Last week Thursday, local creative artists held a memorial service at Molapo Piaaza for the ‘Mama Slay’ as the Klaas-mates affectionately called Sasa. Although it was an event meant to celebrate the creative life Sasa, tears were shed.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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