Botswana: Basimanyana Masire Passes On

Kanye — Farming sector across Africa suffers devastating loss as Mr Basimanyana Masire, the younger brother of Botswana’s second President, the late Sir Ketumile Masire, passed away on October 12, at the age of 88.

Born into the Masire family of Kanye in Goo-Motebejane ward, he was the fifth and youngest of the siblings. Following the early deaths of their parents, Mr Joni Masire and Ms Gabaipone Masire, in the mid-1940s, the children were raised by Sir Ketumile Masire.

Representing the family,…