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Come home brother, Mmusi pleads with Kgafela

Mmusi Kgafela speaking at his mother's funeral PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Mmusi Kgafela speaking at his mother's funeral PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Mmusi Kgafela has publicly pleaded with his brother Kgosi Kgafela Kgafela II to return home as they mourn the loss of their mother.

Speaking at their mother’s funeral on Saturday, Mmusi said he was saddened by the fact that his brother was not in attendance as their mother was laid to rest owing to a warrant of arrest.

As dozens of senior government officials, dikgosi and members of the public braved the rainy morning to bid Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Queen Mother Kathleen Kgafela farewell, her son Kgafela was nowhere to be seen.

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