Tributes continue to pour in as the entertainment industry mourns the passing of Maun based disc jockey, Moreetsi Molelekeng aka Dj Big Pun.
Among the many celebrities who received the sad news of Pun’s passing with heavy hearts was kwaito-kwasa star, Odirile Sento aka Vee Mampeezy, who described the fallen DJ as a humble person who understood his work.
“The most humble and hard working DJ Big Pun! What’s happening in Maun?”, Mampeezy commended in a social media post.
Many comments expressed on social media described the DJ as having been a very humble person and always delivering beautifully on and off stage.
Dikgoshi Chillas Pub in Maun noted that Big Pun was simply an easy going person who liked using the line, ” Eish braa yaaka!”
Further bidding him farewell, the administrator of the pub where Big Pun used to perform (Chillas Pub) further noted, “you ran your race at your own pace. Rest in eternal peace brother.”
Big Pun is said to have succumbed to organ failure at Nyangabwe hospital on 24th June 2023.
He is said to have been admitted at the hospital with breathing difficulty.
His untimely death follows that of another popular Maun business man and socialite, Reneilwe Manex Wright who was also into entertainment industry.
Manex who was Big Pun’s close friend also succumbed to organ failure while in South Africa in February this year having been admitted in hospital with breathing difficulty.
Maun business man and politician, Reaboka Mbulawa who is known for his support of young entertainers commented that, “This is very unsettling and worrisome! It hit Maun and Ngamiland extremely hard as we keep losing these young promising entertainment gurus of our times.”
He added that Big Pun was always one of Manex’s right hand men in the entertainment space. “We all didn’t handle his passing very well. Should there be anyone directly impacted by Manex’s passing in livelihood terms Pun remains top on the list for this was one big family that we created in Maun.”