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Lim Health saddened by death of two pharmacists in accident near Kranskop

Kenny Lesiba Moshiga, his wife and their two children were killed in a head on collision on Friday, 25 January on the N1 near Kranskop

POLOKWANE – The MEC for Health in Limpopo, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, has conveyed her condolences to the family of Kenny Lesiba Moshiga, who was killed in an accident on Friday, 25 January.

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“Kenny Moshiga was a pharmacist who served the Limpopo department of health in different facilities, before joining the Medicine Control Council (MCC) currently known as the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). He had been operating as an inspector within the National department of Health,” Ramathuba said. 

Moshiga, his wife, Molebogeng Moshigo and their two children were killed in a head-on collision on Friday, 25 January on the N1 near Kranskop when an Iveco truck collided head on with Moshiga’s vehicle.

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Ramathuba visited the family of the deceased on Sunday, 27 Janaury, to offer condolences on behalf of the department of health. She added by saying that Moshiga’s death is not only a loss for the family, but the entire nation as he was a well experienced pharmacist operating in a highly skilled unit.

“Losing four members of the family is a serious tragedy and as government we will work with relevant departments and entities to support the family during this difficult period,” she concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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