“My father, my brother, my mentor, my everything”
Monday, April 29, 2024 | 410 Views |
Departed: Michael ‘MK’ Dingake passed away recently at the age of 96 FILE PIC
Today we are gathered here to bid farewell to a Legend. A Freedom fighter, whose mere name tormented and haunted all oppressive regimes. A baobab tree that gave us shade has fallen. My brother is no more! May he live forever! My last interaction (by way of a text message) with him was on the February 26, 2024, following his 96th birthday celebrations hosted by the ANC Veterans in Johannesburg. He wrote:
“Dear Junior,
‘When you make peace withyourself, you make peace with the world’- Maha GhosanandaThis may come at a huge cost if not handled properly. What started off on Labour Day in Letlhakane this year, where Boko was in attendance when the militant lawyer-cum-trade unionist, Robert Rabasimane rebutted the President’s address in defence of the trade union has seemingly spiralled out of control. The issue is now creating a cat-and-mouse type of a...