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

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

On 10 June 2005, Makobo was admitted to the Polokwane Medi-Clinic with a then-undisclosed illness; she died two days later at the age of 26.

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.