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Ntwa ya Puo stages poetry treat

Emmanuel Boefelo and Edwin Moroka PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Emmanuel Boefelo and Edwin Moroka PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Setswana poetry enthusiasts will tomorrow (Saturday) be treated to rich folklore recitations during the annual poetry battle dubbed Ntwa Ya Puo at Thapong Visual Arts Centre.

The event is a battle between two known local poets, Edwin Moroka otherwise known as Serurubele and Emmanuel Boefelo who goes by the stage name Mmasekgethu. Moroka is an award winning Setswana poet and writer.

He is a host of a programme on Duma FM called Sekhutlwana Sa Bannye that teaches kids Setswana language and culture. Boefelo is a poet, award winning culture promoter, radio teacher and writer.

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