North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Gordon Kegakilwe has died of Covid-19 related illness.
In a statement on Monday, North West premier Prof Tebogo Job Mokgoro disclosed Kegakilwe passed away on Monday after a “short and serious illness”.
Kegakilwe was admitted with Covid-19 related pneumonia on Sunday afternoon at the Vryburg Private Hospital and was immediately put on oxygen; A decision was taken this morning to transfer him to a medical facility in Klerksdorp.
“He was transported from Vryburg to Klerksdorp in an ambulance. Upon arrival in Klerksdorp, he suffered a cardiac arrest. Despite all the efforts by the medical personnel, he succumbed and lost his life,” Mokgoro said.
Paying tribute, MEC Mokgoro said Kegakilwe “had distinguished himself as one of the finest to have come from the ranks of the governing African National Congress and a tried and tested leader”.
