VIDEO: Rebecca Malope speaks out about childhood abuse
Gospel legend, Dr Rebecca Malope recently spoke to the Martin Bester Drive about being abused as a child.
The songstress is celebrating 30 years in the music industry and shared some of her experiences with Jacarandafm.
Not many know that this South African music icon had to overcome tremendous odds in her life to get to where she is today.
She told Martin Bester: "I come from a family where alcohol and abuse was our daily bread. My father was very abusive towards my mother and us as children. He didn’t live with us and each time he would come home, he would…you know these violent fathers that will beat on your Mom and leave her to die!"
When you see how energised Malope's performances are, it's hard to imagine her having had difficulty with something many take for granted - walking.