The diaries of Ndi Aphrykah

Ndi Aphrykah (right) on satge. PIC: DOUGLAS SEREMANE
Ndi Aphrykah (right) on satge. PIC: DOUGLAS SEREMANE

She is well known for her supporting role in the 2009 national television drama Re Bina Mmogo, which won her a number of followers. Some know her as the poetess that puts feelings and personal experiences into most of her pieces and also addresses issues on stage.

Some have gone to the extent of calling her the angry black girl due to the emotional pieces she delivers. Morongoa ‘Ndi Aphrykah’ Mosetlhi is a young poet who has been on the spotlight of late appearing in a number of poetry sessions and leaving the audience yearning for more with her wordsmith skills.  She manages to take the audience into her own world with her poetic skills, which she sometimes mixes with a bit of music and humour.

Poetry lovers can still remember one of her best poems, Mr. Wrong Wrong, which she recited at Botswanacraft recently.  The piece entailed her experience of being hit on by an old man who happens to be a father of someone she knows.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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