[1] Makobo was the daughter of Princess Leakhale Maria Modjadji and was the only Rain Queen to be formally educated.

Although respected for her abilities and lineage, Makobo was seen as too modern to be the next Rain Queen, which may have been why there was such a long delay before she was crowned.

Makobo, however, drove a car, liked to wear jeans and T-shirts, visit nearby discos, watch soap operas and chat on her cell phone.

Some villagers believe that she died from a broken heart because her lover David Mogale was banished from the queendom by the Royal Council.

Mogale himself claims that the Royal Council poisoned Makobo, as they saw her unfit to hold the much-revered position of Rain Queen, and this was the easiest way to have her removed from the throne.