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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.


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