Lenyeletse Koma: End of an era

Friday, January 09, 2026 | 290 Views |

As tributes pour in for political icon, Lenyeletse “Thella Boy” Koma, who has departed this life having contributed immensely to the formation of the Botswana National Front (BNF) and lived long enough to see what any activist of his generation longed for-a regime change. KABO RAMASIA reflects on his life

A giant of the struggle has fallen!

When the nation stood in ululation(s) anticipating the dawn of a new year, on the other hand, a new dawn away from earth was indeed setting in for one of Botswana’s gigantic opposition political figures, Lenyeletse Koma. He succumbed to death on December 31, 2025.

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