Berry heart uses poetry to make a difference

Berry Heart performing at the BOCCIM women's seminar. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Berry Heart performing at the BOCCIM women's seminar. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Local renowned poet, Keotshepile Motseonageng, popularly known as Berry Heart, left the audience in tears after reciting a beautiful poem at the BOCCIM women’s seminar held at Cresta Lodge on Saturday.

The multi-talented actress, singer, poet and women and children’s rights activist touched the women’s fragile hearts with a poem, which addressed rape, child molestation, gender based violence (GBV).

Berry Heart told the audience that growing up at a settlement called Magagarape, she witnessed many abuse cases where women were being abused by their spouses and swore that when she grew up she would fight with everything in her being to stop gender based violence.

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