Biography

Botswana musician Sasa Klaas, real names Sarona Motlhagodi was born on 17 May 1993 in Gabarone Botswana and raised by a single mother and politician Anna Mokgethi (Minister Of Nationality & Immigration in Botswana).

She was an all-round musician mostly known for her hip-hop. She made her debut with her hit single Mma Mongwato. She was in a relationship with Bakang Baxon Moitoi.

Sasa Klaas' career took off with A Ke Mo Khande a collaboration with Scar. Soon after in 2011 she became a presenter of The Foundation: Next Level from 2011 to 2012 on eTV Botswana. Her first solo single, Hadsan, was released in the year 2013.

Sasa Klaas spent most of her schooling years in Lobatse, South Africa. She returned to Botswana for her tertiary education and studied Digital and Film Production at Limkokwing University.

After realising that the industry she was studying in was not exactly what she wanted, she dropped out of college to pursue her music.

She stated that although her focus has shifted to improving herself musically, she had however, not forgotten about her studies and planned on resuming them at a later point. She also expressed her deep passion for the film industry and that she is also quite interested in doing a course on business marketing and management.

Sasa says that despite her young age, she has a higher level of maturity than most would expect of her. “I act a lot older than my friends. I’m like the mom,” she says. Her friend said, “she’s the first one to say’let’s go home’ when we’re out.” The young musician recalls winning a competition. “I won a competition for doing the Macarena! My mom was so excited,” she said.
 

“I’ve never been afraid of performing! I always knew I wanted to be involved with music; from as far back as I can remember. I wasn’t always a good singer, so I diverted into rap. I told myself that if I wasn’t good at that, then I’d do something in performing arts,” she said.

Sasa Klaas had her fame really take off when she collaborated with Scar on A Ke Mo Khande. She broke into the local hip hop scene through contacts and extensive interactions she had made while being the presenter of ‘The Foundation: Next Level’ on eBotswana from 2011 to 2012.

Sasa Klaas released her first solo single through the Spirit of Fancy Path Music Group (FPMG). The single was called ‘Hadsan’ and the group included her marketing manager, Onkabetse and creative director Kago. It was released at the same time as the launch of her ‘Hadsan’ clothing label.

Unfortunately, at a very young age, Sasa Klaas died on 5 March 2021 around 7pm at age 27 in a R44 helicopter crash in Xumabee Game Ranch (near Sojwe).