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Funeral Programme
Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire
Programme Directors:
1. Professor Thapelo Otlogetswe
2. Mr. Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo
AT HOME
Musical item
Leboko Moroka Moreri
Kgosi Malope
The President of the Republic of Botswana,
His Excellency Lieutenant General Dr. Seretse Khama Ian Khama
Sermon
AT THE GRAVESITE
During the same period Botswana also made In 1946, following the death of his parents, Quett
enormous strides in the provision of education, as the first born was confronted with the need
health and social welfare. Quett Ketumile Joni to provide for his siblings. This development
caused him to forfeit his opportunity to derided by some, but big yields silenced the
attend University on a further bursary. naysayers. In 1957 he became the first indigenous
Instead he acquired a teachers certificate. African in the Bechuanaland Protectorate to be
awarded a Master Farmers Certificate.
In 1950 Masire became the first teacher
as well as head-teacher of the new Kanye Throughout the 1950s Masire was regularly
Junior Secondary School (now Seepapitso appointed or elected to various Bangwaketse
Senior Secondary School). In the early years development committees.
he taught eight subjects-Setswana, English,
History, Philosophy and Hygiene, Geography, On the 2nd of January 1958 Masire was
Mathematics, General Science and Music. In an wedded to Gladys Olebile Mogwera. Their
interview he would later recall: marriage was subsequently blessed with
six children: three daughters, Gaone their
I wanted to teach. I wanted to communicate first born, Mmasekgoa and Matshidiso and
information to the people. So I worked as three sons, Mpho, Mmetla and Moabi.
a teacher for six years. I enjoyed teaching
everything because I was good at all save for
music, because I could not sing.