Africa-Press – Botswana. Multitudes of mourners gathered in Kgomokasitwa at Borite ward on Saturday to pay their last respects to the 65-year-old Ms Elizabeth Ramolala and her two grandchildren: Katlego Ramolala, aged 17 and Alefa Ramolala, aged 8.
The trio was killed in the early hours of February 25, this year in Kgomokasitwa. They were killed when Lance Corporal Mokomeng Moagi shot them and subsequently set fire to the house where they were sleeping.
Different speakers described the late Ms Ramolala as a loving and caring individual whose presence was felt in anything she worked on.
Family representative and daughter of the deceased, Ms Thandi Ramolala, described her mother as a hardworking individual who always instilled self-reliance in her children. She remembered her mother as a loving and caring grandmother to her grandchildren.
Ms Ramolala’s uncle, Mr Gaolatlhe Modise, said he was saddened by Ms Ramolala’s unusual death. Mr Modise described her as a hardworking person whose impact was felt in everything she laid her hands and mind on.
Reflecting on his beloved niece and nephew, their uncle, Mr Tebatso Ramolala, remembered them as active participants in daily life activities, including household chores.
“Katlego was a very cheerful girl who had excelled in her Junior School Examinations (JSC) last year. She had a very close relationship with her grandmother,” Uncle Ramolala lamented.
Mr Ramolala said his niece Katlego met her untimely demise when she had come to visit her grandmother in the village after writing her examinations.
St. Monica Catholic Church where the Ramolala worshiped, also came to bid farewell to the late departed brethren. According to the church representative, Mr Motlhokwa Lekoba, Ms Ramolala’s passing was a significant loss to the church and community as she played a vital role in church activities, saying she was committed and instrumental in building the church premises in Kgomokasitwa. Mr Kabo Ramatsipele, the councillor for Kgomokasitwa/Magotlhwane, thanked the public for supporting the Ramolala family during their grief, stating that, Ms Ramolala had positively impacted many lives in Kgomokasitwa.
Mr Ramatsipele appealed to the children of the deceased to unite despite their loss.
In the same manner many who had come to mourn expressed their shock and dismay over the incident. One mourner, Mr Kebonyethebe Wadikgobo, shared his sadness, stating that the tragic events were deeply upsetting.
“The perpetrator should have at least left their bodies intact instead of setting them on fire,” Mr Wadikgobo said.
Mr Wadikgobo added that he had come to know Ms Ramolala’s household through her late husband whom they were work colleagues at the South African mines back then.
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