"He, going into the mayoralty, was someone that I respected and was a friend, someone I had talked to a lot over the years, but I do not have contact with him anymore."
A re: "Fa ke sa ntse ke le mmotlana ke ne ka sotliwa ka thobalano ke mongwe yo ke mo itseng e bile ke mo tshepa mme ke ne ka fetsa dingwaga ke sa bue sepe ka kgang eo.