01 Aug 2024

The late former Botswana Congress Party (BCP) councilor for Boseja North, Mr Peter Mogwera will be laid to rest in Mochudi on Saturday. 

Mr Mogwera died last week at the age of 64 following a short illness. Speakers during his memorial service in Mochudi on Wednesday described him as a veteran politician and a loyal servant of the people and the party. 

The BCP deputy president, Mr Lucas Taolo, said Mr Mogwera was a remarkable leader whose traits should be envied by upcoming politicians. 

He said Mr Mogwera was people-centred and was always ready to serve with humility. “We are short of people of Mogwera’s calibre nowadays. 

Leaders of today are not people-centric and want to belong to a certain class of people after they have been voted into power,” he charged. Former Kgatleng East MP, Mr Isaac Mabiletsa, saying Mr Mogwera was instrumental in growing the BCP movement in Kgatleng during its formative years. 

He said Mr Mogwera believed in the BCP ideals and was a strong advocate for decent living standards. 

Former colleague, Mr Molefe Molefe, said the late Mr Mogwera had an unwavering commitment to serving his electorate and Bakgatla at large. “Comrade Mogwera was humorous, always ready to serve, down to earth and was loved by everyone,” he said. 

He said Mr Mogwera’s footprints in Boseja were well-known by members of his ward, owing to some of the developments he advocated for such as the paving of internal roads and a certain land that was bought during his tenure for the construction of a modern primary school. 

Another colleague and Councilor for Malolwane, Mr Steven Makhura, said Mr Mogwera was a member of a couple of committees in the Kgatleng District Council including licensing and finance committee, and he contributed immensely to those portfolios. 

He said Mr Mogwera believed in the empowerment of community members and strongly supported programmes that were economically empowering. 

Specially elected Member of Parliament, Dr Unity Dow, said Mr Mogwera’s three terms in office were testament to the kind of a leader he was. “He was a representative of the people, a good listener and paying tribute to a person like him is such an honour,” she said. 

Meanwhile, the BCP Women’s League president, Ms Tshimologo Dingake, said the BCP was lucky to have had such a remarkable and visionary member who was cherished by his community members.

“Equally, Mr Mogwera was smart to have chosen the BCP as his home of politics,” she said. Mr Mogwera served as a councilor for Boseja North for three consecutive terms from 1999-2014. He leaves behind his wife, two sons and four siblings. Ends