Rain Queen’s son dies

PRINCE Masopha Edwin Modjadji died in the Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo last week, the Modjadji Royal Council (MRC) has announced.

“It is with great sadness that the MRC and head of the queen’s office, Mpapatla Modjadji, announce the passing away of our loving Mokgomana (Prince),” MRC secretary Moshakge Molokwane said in a press statement. Prince Modjadji, about 40 years old, according to Molokwane, was the son of Rain Queen Modjadji V, who died in 2001, and the brother of the late Modjadji V1, who passed away in June.”He will be buried at the royal cemetery, Maolwe, where all the royal family is buried, Molokwane said.”It is a very old burial site.When they first opened the cemetery, they dug round holes.”Molokwane said the provincial government had been informed of the prince’s death and funeral arrangements, as had the Congress of Traditional Leaders.Commenting on the hiatus in the Modjadji dynasty since the death of Modjadji V1 in June, Molokwane said the MRC was in charge “together with the brother of the late queen, Mpapatla Modjadji”.The process to appoint a new queen could not begin because “we are in 12 months mourning”.The death of the rain queen, according to reports, has shaken the Modjadji dynasty, ruled by women for a number of centuries.- Nampa-SapaPrince Modjadji, about 40 years old, according to Molokwane, was the son of Rain Queen Modjadji V, who died in 2001, and the brother of the late Modjadji V1, who passed away in June.”He will be buried at the royal cemetery, Maolwe, where all the royal family is buried, Molokwane said.”It is a very old burial site.When they first opened the cemetery, they dug round holes.”Molokwane said the provincial government had been informed of the prince’s death and funeral arrangements, as had the Congress of Traditional Leaders.Commenting on the hiatus in the Modjadji dynasty since the death of Modjadji V1 in June, Molokwane said the MRC was in charge “together with the brother of the late queen, Mpapatla Modjadji”.The process to appoint a new queen could not begin because “we are in 12 months mourning”.The death of the rain queen, according to reports, has shaken the Modjadji dynasty, ruled by women for a number of centuries.- Nampa-Sapa