Molosankwe family says slain activist fought social ills despite risk

Funeral service of social activist Thatho Molosankwe.

The family of slain Social Activist Thato Molosankwe say while he always knew that he would lose his life ‘under the barrel of a gun’, it did not stop him from raising his voice and standing up against the social ills plaguing his community.

Molosankwe was killed in a hail of bullets in Lomanyaneng Village in Mahikeng last week.

He received a hero’s farewell on Saturday attended by scores of mourners, including government dignitaries, religious leaders and members of Operation Dudula.

He was laid to rest in the Heroes Acre at the Matlalong Cemetery in Mahikeng. Molosankwe’s daughter Kgosigadi Lefakane bid him a sombre farewell.

VISUALS | The coffin carrying the remains of social activist Thatho Molosankwe has arrived for his funeral service in the North West. Mourners have gathered at the Mmabatho Convention Centre to pay their final respects. Molosankwe was shot and killed at his home in Lomanyaneng… pic.twitter.com/mAmBkEcjUk

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“I hate that the people who took your life took something so precious from us. I hate the way that you died. But we serve a just God, and I believe that the people who did this to you will be punished. I hope where you are you are resting in peace, but I am also happy that you died for what you believed in” said Lefakane.

Video | Molosankwe Funeral | Thato Molosankwe funeral under way in Mahikeng