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Fare thee well Sekgoma

Sekgoma.PIC.Teto Mokaila
Sekgoma.PIC.Teto Mokaila

PILIKWE: The last of Tshekedi Khama’s children, Sekgoma Khama (82) was laid to rest in Pilikwe over the weekend.

Sekgoma was the second born in a family of five. Other siblings were Leapetswe, Semane (who was married into the Molotlegi family in Phokeng, SA), Modiri and Mphoeng. They were born of the late Tshekedi Khama and Ella Khama.

Multitudes of people braved the chilly Saturday morning breeze to bid farewell to Sekgoma who passed away last week. However, as the sun rose over the hill that stands tall over the Khama homestead, the coldness melted and the weather became friendly.


Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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