Picture: North West MEC for COGHSTA, Gordon Kegakilwe dies of COVID-19 related disease
By OBAKENG MAJE
North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Gordon Kegakilwe passed away due to COVID-19 related disease at Klerksdorp hospital on Monday.
Kegakilwe was admitted for COVID pneumonia at the Vryburg Private Hospital on Sunday afternoon and he was immediately put on oxygen. However, he was transferred to Klerksdorp hospital on Monday morning after his health deteriorated.
North West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro said: “Kegakilwe was transported from Vryburg to Klerksdorp in an ambulance and upon arrival in Klerksdorp, he suffered a cardiac arrest and despite all the efforts by the medical personnel, he succumbed and lost his life.
“On behalf of the people of the North West and the Provincial Government, we would like to send our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the late Kegakilwe. He had distinguished himself as one of the finest to have come from the ranks of the governing African National Congress (ANC) and a tried and tested leader.”
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