best known as 'Letti Matabane' on MNET soap
'Isidingo' has passed away.
Motsepe was living with HIV until she passed on
yesterday Monday January 20, 2014 at the age of 39
years.
Multiple media reports say she was found dead at
her home in Randburg, South Africa by her brother,
Moemise. Paramedics confirm she died of natural
causes.
Motsepe announced that she had been living with
HIV since 1998, on World AIDS Day in 2011 - 13
years after she contacted the virus.
Up until her death, she was part of a non-profit
organisation, Afrikarize, which creates new
conversations on HIV/AIDS as well as tackles
socio-economic challenges facing the youth.
Motsepe, who played the character Letti between
1998 and 2008, said that she wasn't really shocked
when she found out she was HIV-positive 13 years
ago. This was because she had been working as an
Aids ambassador for years, using puppets to teach
children about the virus.
Culled from NET
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