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Jul 10, 2024 · The family of veteran playwright icon Mbongeni Ngema have confirmed the cause of his death in an official statement. The Musician, composer, choreographer and playwright died on Wednesday evening at the age of 68.
5 days ago · Industry colleagues, friends and fans took to social media on Wednesday night to pay tribute to the late playwright Mbongeni Ngema.
4 days ago · Minister Zizi Kodwa mourns Mbongeni Ngema “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Mbongeni Ngema, one of South Africa's great playwrights, directors, lyricists and composers. Dr Ngema's internationally acclaimed works, from Sarafina to Stimela sase Zola, tell stories and experiences that are uniquely South African.”
6 days ago · A statement from the Free State department of health confirmed three people were killed in a fatal accident on the N1 in the Free State when a car transporting musicians collided with a heavier...
6 days ago · At the time, before the proposed project based on The Tempest, she and her students had been rehearsing Sarafina! by Mbongeni Ngema. Ngema’s play, originally staged in 1987 and the subject of several post-1990 revivals, is set during the 1976 Soweto Uprising and follows its eponymous fictional heroine: a young black female school student in Soweto, who with her classmates becomes involved in the 1976 student protests against Afrikaans as the sole medium of instruction.
Jul 10, 2024 · Sello Maake kaNcube and Pearl Mbewe Maake kaNcube during a surprise birthday party for Mbongeni Ngema in June last year. (Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images) Read this for free. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.
Jul 22, 2024 · The 2024 Simon Mabhunu Sabela KZN Film and TV Awards, held at Durban’s iconic Playhouse on Saturday, July 20, was a night of heartfelt tributes and grand celebrations. The event paid homage to the late Dr. Mbongeni Ngema, Mpho Sebeng, and other luminaries whose contributions have indelibly marked the South African TV and film industry.
