Bakgatla queen mother passes on At 79
Monday, January 17, 2022 | 3740 Views |
Kathleen Nono Kgafela
Born in 1943, Mma Seingwaeng was married to Kgosi Linchwe Kgafela who died in 2007. She is mother to self-exiled Kgosi Kgafela Kgafela, Minister Mmusi Kgafela, Seingwaeng and Bakgatla Kgafela.
At the time of going to press, the family was yet to appoint a spokesperson to deal with media enquiries. Mma Seingwaeng was a celebrated nation builder who in 2008 had an exhibition in her honour.
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...