Friendship, betrayal, murder, and uncertainty. These are the time-tested ingredients for a blockbuster Hollywood movie but in a classic case of real-life imitating fiction, the same recipe makes up the story of Thato Sibolla's tragic relationship with the family of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane.
Ms Sibolla was a long-time friend of Dr Thabane's late former wife, Lipolelo. But on a wintry night of 14 June 2017, Lipolelo fell silent and her laughter never again to punctuate their hearty conversations. Ms Sibolla slumped on her car seat, bleeding profusely from the gunshots she sustained in the shooting incident.
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