MEC Kegakilwe was admitted with COVID pneumonia yesterday afternoon at the Vryburg Private Hospital and was immediately put on oxygen.
North West Premier, Prof Tebogo Job Mokgoro, has announced with profound sadness, that the MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs, Mr Gordon Kegakilwe passed away today, Monday, 06 July 2020 after a short and serious illness.
According to the Statement from the Office of the Premier, MEC Kegakilwe was admitted with COVID pneumonia yesterday afternoon at the Vryburg Private Hospital and was immediately put on oxygen; and 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 and upon arrival in Klerksdorp, he suffered a cardiac arrest and despite all the efforts by the medical personnel, he succumbed and lost his life.
Premier Mokgoro has sent his condolences to the family and friends of the late MEC Kegakilwe on behalf of the people of the North West and the Provincial Government saying, 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.