A letter to Gomolemo Motswaledi 

‘Dear Sir G’

I had intended to write to you last week, on the anniversary of your passing – 30 July, but our nation was struck by another loss—Dr Micus Chimbombi, one of our own, passed away, and I paused to pay tribute to his memory. Today, with a heart full of memory and resolve, I write to you, ten years after your tragic departure. 

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