By Palesa Mofoti
The funeral service for Okgethile John ‘Bull’ Mojaki took place on Saturday, 27 January, at St James Methodist Church in Botsang Street, Galeshewe. Mourners were elated to celebrate a life well lived.
A member of the community and a pillar to many.
Bull was described as kind, bubbly, and funny by those who gave brief anecdotes about his life.
He was a taxi driver and a member of the local community watch group Operation Wanya Tsotsi.
Okgethile, the second child of the late Lebogang and Dikeledi Mojaki, was born on 7 November 1973. He attended Mankurwane Primary School, then Thabane Secondary School, and worked as a Taxi Driver for a long time.
Jackson Brandt, who nursed Bull until his time of death, explained how the deceased took him out of the darkest times of his life and motivated him to live again. “I once gave up on life, but this man lying here lifted me. The painful thing is that I couldn’t do the same for him in his time of sickness,” said a heartbroken Brandt.
Kegaisamang Kwamongwe, a neighbor who grew up with the deceased, narrated that Bull would often bully him into washing his dishes for R20. “I also used this opportunity to go straight to the refrigerator and found our “holy water,” he amused the mourners. Kwamongwe testified that Bull lived his life to the fullest and said he was thankful to have spent time with him.
Pantsi Obusitse from Operations Wanya Tsotsi said it is not important how you die but how you live. “This giant sleeping here fought against crime. He was a soldier who risked his life to protect his community. We sacrifice our lives daily for the sake of our community. It becomes difficult when the same community fights against us,” lamented Obusitse. He asked everyone to find it in their heart to support Wanya Tsotsi and cultivate a better future.
A representative from the Mojaki family praised Bull for being consistent with everybody. “He treated everyone the same way, always full of jokes; even when I didn’t feel like laughing, I was always in stitches. I am pleading with the Mojaki grandchildren, let us unite,” said the representative.
Bull leaves two brothers, Losele and Keneemang, a sister, Lerato, and three children, Tshwaro, Kgomotso, and Oteng.
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