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DPC bids Uncle Mod farewell after 29 years

Uncle Mod receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from Managing Director Titus Mbuya PIC: SHARON MATHALA
Uncle Mod receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from Managing Director Titus Mbuya PIC: SHARON MATHALA

November 30 was not an ordinary day at Dikgang Publishing Company (DPC), publishers of Mmegi and The Monitor newspapers and Mmegi Online, as the company bid farewell to one of its longest-serving staffers, Modiri 'Uncle Mod' Seaganeng.

Uncle Mod, as fondly addressed by staff members, joined DPC in 1993 as a Messenger, having started his journey as an employee in 1975 at the age of 17. “I started working at the age of 17 in South African mines, before returning home in 1980.

When I came back home I worked for BCL Mine in Selebi-Phikwe and Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) in Maun before I ultimately joined Mmegi in 1993,” he explained. Uncle Mod went on to explain that all the while he worked for other companies, the thought of acquiring assets did not cross his mind until he started working for DPC.

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