A cloud of sorrow hung over the graduation ceremony for the human and social science faculty at North West University Mafikeng Campus yesterday following the death of Lesedi Motsamai.

Lesedi was set to graduate with a BA Communications degree but she died in a tragic accident on Sunday while preparing for the occasion.

She hailed from Gaara-Gaetsalwe village in Makgobistadt, outside Mahikeng.

News of her death was received with shock and sadness by the university community and members of the public.

Campus Rector Prof Dan Kgwadi told those who attended an earlier graduation on Wednesday that the university had decided to call a family member to receive Lesedi’s certificate.  

The Marketing and Communications department at the university expressed the institution’s condolences to the Motsamai family and indicated that the university shared the grief.

Lesedi’s funeral is set for Saturday in Makgobistadt.

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