Final Moments of Former Botswana President Dr. Festus Gontebanye Mogae Laid to Rest in Gaborone

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:02]because I'm a man.

[00:00:21]Left turn.

[00:00:56]>> [singing] [singing] >> I really challenge all of you to be the real.

[00:01:19]Left turn.

[00:02:57]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Yes.

[00:05:49]Yes.

[00:06:33]I don't know if I believe Would you want They have a little harmonica.

[00:06:41]What are we going to do with the harmonica?

[00:06:44]What are we going to do with the harmonica?

[00:06:46]They didn't even hear the I want to hear the piano.

[00:06:49]I want to hear the harmonica.

[00:06:51]I want to hear the harmonica. What do you have to say?

[00:06:54]I want to hear the harmonica. I want to hear the harmonica. What do you have to I want to hear the harmonica. I want to hear the harmonica. What do you have to say? What do I want to hear the harmonica.

[00:07:02]I want to hear the harmonica. What do you have to say? What do you have I want to hear the harmonica. What do you have to say? What do you have to say?

[00:07:09]I want to hear the harmonica.

[00:07:11]I want to hear the harmonica. I want to hear the harmonica. What do you have to say? What do you have to say? What do you I want to hear the harmonica. I want to hear the harmonica. I want to hear the harmonica.

[00:07:47]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [singing] [music and singing] [music] [singing and music] [singing] [music] [singing] [music] [music] [singing] [music] >> Oh.

[00:11:33]>> [singing] [singing and music] [music and singing] [music] [music] >> Oh.

[00:13:19]Okay.

[00:14:35]>> We are here witnessing [clears throat] the state funeral, which is symbolized by this national flag, which is our national pride.

[00:14:47]We have heard the sounding of the last post, which signifies that all points to the final resting place of our commander-in-chief, and that is work on earth is done.

[00:15:05]He can now rest in eternal peace.

[00:15:08]The second was the sounding of the reveille, which signifies that the those that are left and are remaining should now work diligently with integrity.

[00:15:25]Hence was preceded by the national anthem.

[00:15:31]The firing of the three gun salute shows the honor and the respect that we bestow upon our commander-in-chief.

[00:15:43]Thank you.

[00:16:37]>> [clears throat] >> The flag that has been carefully folded will be taken by the commander of Botswana Defence Force, General Mpho Tshiamo Mothethi, to hand it over to Mem Malan Metsing as a gift from the nation.

[00:18:41]The Force Major is inspecting the flag in order to hand it over to the commander of Botswana Defence Force.

[00:19:10]The flag would be carefully caged in that triangle.

[00:20:33]We just want to present this to you as a token of our appreciation for our former commander in chief on behalf of the president of the Republic of Botswana advocate Newman Ntlogelang Mbako and on behalf of Botswana for the services that he has dedicated and rendered to the Republic of Botswana throughout his entire life.

[00:20:55]Thank you.

[00:21:04]>> [applause] [singing and music] >> and dignitaries Okay.

[00:23:31]Bye-bye. Bye-bye ladies and gentlemen, the dignitaries.

[00:24:41]I'm looking for ready commodity. Please [music and singing] come over.

[00:25:00]>> Ready for walking, please come over.

[00:25:02]Spent all my life holding all [music] of it closely. I played it in a sense of fear of discontent.

[00:25:11]I'm finally facing it all fearless.

[00:25:18]>> [music]