Tribute to Professor Serara Segarona Selelo-Mogwe
Friday, September 25, 2020

Selelo-Mogwe
Her message was brief: “Rrangwane, Rakgadi Serara Selelo-Mogwe is no more”. My heart froze momentarily.
Professor Mogwe is first and foremost my cousin. The blood that ran through her is the same blood that runs through me. She called my father ‘Malome’. She was part of the larger clan of the Sejies, from whence we come.
From Jakoba's mysterious disappearance on November 9 to the grim discovery of his remains at Mosinki Lands, a gap in the response mechanisms of the police and village leadership has been laid bare. The community's anger is evident, seen in the attack on Bakang Masole, the man found driving Jakoba's taxi and the main suspect, and the subsequent riot. Residents express discontent, citing a troubling trend of missing persons cases often...