4/2020
By Staff Reporter
Mamokala Trotina Peme, regarded Thursday 22 October 2020 as the most blessed day of her life as her yard in Galeshewe was filled with loving family and friends. They came to celebrate her 100th birthday.
“A ya bonwa 100 years, (it rarely happens) I never thought this day would happen for me. I never expected to celebrate 100 years on earth, “ Peme laughed.
She beamed as she shared how much her house was bustling with people who came to wish her a happy birthday.
Her family threw her a party on Saturday, “with lots of meat,” as she requested. “It is a pity that I was not able to see the many colourful dishes and salads that my children and grandchildren prepared due to my poor eyesight. But the best thing is that I was able to taste them,” she gloated.
Peme said her blessings of becoming a centenarian is due to the respect that she gave to her parents over the years.
“I was a domestic worker. But I managed to buy my father, Paul Sesoka, a baaitjie/blazer and material for my mom Masetlaoka, to design her church coat.”
She left school in Standard 4 due to corporal punishment, “the teachers beat us to the point that I woke up and told my mom that I could not take it anymore,” she laughed.
Peme pointed out her concern regarding the rights that the current generation abuses, which they cannot take responsibility for. However, she applauded her children and grandchildren for not misusing their rights. “My children listen and respect me because I would never tolerate that kind of behaviour from their tender age.
Peme was born in 1920 in Florence Hope, before relocating to Longlands and then Pampierstad in 1967, the only place that they could find stability.
She was married twice and both her husbands died.
She had ten children, of whom seven died, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
“The love and respect I received from my family is a blessing that keeps me going. I am stress-free,” concluded Peme.
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