BACK WITH A BANG - MOTSWAFERE

WE were introduced to Motswafere as a feisty rising star 10 years ago when he was just 19 years of age. The talented and sassy songwriter had entered the popular singing competition, My Star, and dazzled the whole country with his electrifying performances.

He quickly became a household name until two years ago when he just disappeared from the public eye, turning away many requests for interviews from Voice Entertainment because the timing was not right.

Last week, he resurfaced from his long leave and The Voice’s SHARON MATHALA caught up with the 29-yearold Motswafere Sithole about his comeback.

For the benefit of the few who have never heard of Motswafere, how would you introduce yourself to them?

I would tell them that Motswafere is a fearless young man from a village in the north of Botswana called Pata-ya-matebele. I am a musician. I am am activist. I am a creative. I love everything creative and I am just a fabulous human being that just wants to enjoy life.

You have been away from the limelight for so long, why did you take such a bold step?

I took the bold step of being away from the limelight to refill. I can’t pour from an empty cup so I needed to fill myself with great things, with affirmations and with everything that needed me to be strong enough before I can extend myself to other people. I had to give myself to me before I give myself away. I have been in the entertainment industry for 10 years and I felt like I just needed time to just be away to reconnect with myself and come to terms with my spirituality.

In 2020, you were embroiled in one of your biggest scandals yet and you were charged with common nuisance. The

charge came after you insulted one Ntema Ruwe who apparently failed to give you P10 000 as he had promised. The incident spiralled out of control so much so that it reached the courts and you were fined P200. Tells us how this incident affected your life.

Well, the incident that happened before I actually hibernated was one of the things that I would have never seen coming. It spiralled out of control so quickly and things were not going in my favour but I am so grateful that it happened. I am a very strong person even when I go through bad things, I always trust that God knows where he is taking me and honestly the incident did not affect my life so much, but what did affect me was the break that I took as a result of it. It affected my life positively because now I feel like I have grown so much as a human being. It is these little things that people do to try and bring you down that make you stronger to rise again, and here I am being interviewed by you!