Emotions were very high, tears streaming down uncontrollably on men and women who attended the funeral of the stylish, dedicated and outspoken Naledi Leabile who was laid to rest at Mahikeng Cemetery.

The long loyal serving Community Safety and Transport Management employee died on an accident last week Saturday in Mogwase near Sun City from a meeting.

The 57-year-old, “Star” as affectionately known served on the Road Safety Directorate where she mostly took a lead on road safety campaigns, educating people in the entire province about road safety, she was our road safety ambassador

A communicator by profession, Leabile joined the department in 1997 and served in several departments in the province.

In his speech, the emotional departmental MEC Gaoage Molapisi said it is with great sadness for the Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government to lose an asset like Naledi after having recently interacted with her..

He said the late “Star” cannot be duplicated because she was not a outspoken person with a rare character and irreplaceable. You can only replace or duplicate a fake retorted MEC. She will forever be in our thoughts and hearts.

Her sudden death left us with deep wounds in our hearts. MEC Molapisi made a humble call to the people of Bokone Bophirima and the road users to honour the spirit of Mme Leabile by showing their commitment and becoming the champions of Road Safety.

“Road Safety begins with an individual and we should appreciates her life and the knowledge she imparted and become responsible road users. We must practice self-policing to ensure that all of us as road users take the responsibility of creating safer roads.

In her honour, we will during our transport month and beyond intensify our road safety education campaigns within communities and mainly targeting road users and educate them on issues relating to driver behavior, drunken driving, safety belt, over speeding, cyclist, driving with fatigue stray animals and pedestrian safety,” concluded Molapisi.

Star leaves behind her three children and 10 grandchildren.
-TDN
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