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Revered Kgosi Sekgoma laid to rest

Kgosi Mokhutshwane Sekgoma's burial in Serowe. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Kgosi Mokhutshwane Sekgoma's burial in Serowe. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

SEROWE: Multitudes from across Gammangwato, Botswana and indeed across the borders braved the cold and windy weather over the weekend to lay to rest Kgosi Mokhutshwane Sekgoma here.

Sekgoma, who was Kgosikgolo Khama IV’s uncle, died in a car accident whilst driving back to Serowe from a funeral in Kanye a fortnight ago.

Since his passing, Sekgoma, who will be fondly remembered for his calmness in dealing with the President Mokgweetsi Masisi administration and Kgosi Khama IV's battles of the Kgotla, has been described as a towering fountain of wisdom, culture, and tradition by various speakers and commentators on his life.

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Deadly weekend demands immediate vigilance

The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...

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