Fare thee well Sungis

Fallen hero: Masunga succumbed to an undisclosed illness recently
Fallen hero: Masunga succumbed to an undisclosed illness recently

Mmegi joins the nation in mourning its fallen reader and former politician, Sam Sungis Masunga. He succumbed to an undisclosed sickness recently.

Masunga, 60, breathed his last on Saturday at Riverside Hospital after a long illness while holding the position of Deputy Court President at Block 4, Francistown.

The former Itekeng ward councillor had been in and out of hospital until he finally succumbed to his death. To show his loyalty to this publication, few months ago after he was discharged from Bokamoso Private Hospital where he was hospitalised for a short period, Masunga contacted me through a phone call asking for the Mmegi edition to read while on his way to Francistown.

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