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Bakgatla queen mother passes on At 79

Kathleen Nono Kgafela
Kathleen Nono Kgafela

Bakgatla queen mother, Kathleen Nono Kgafela has passed on. Mma Seingwaeng passed on Sunday morning at Sidilega Hospital after a three-day long hospitalisation.

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.

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