Bongi ngema biography books

This is the biography of Mbongeni Ngema, a South African playwright, composer, and director who created some of the most acclaimed and influential works of theatre and music in the country’s history.

His works, such as Woza Albert! and Sarafina!, captured the struggles, hopes, and dreams of black South Africans under apartheid and beyond. Ngema was also a prolific film and television producer and a recipient of many awards and honors.

Bongi ngema biography books

He was widely regarded as a visionary, a pioneer, and a legend of South African theatre.

Early Life and Education

Mbongeni Ngema was born on June 1, 1956, in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, near Durban, South Africa.

He grew up in the heart of Zululand, in a place called Nhlwathi, in Hlabisa. He was from the lineage of the warriors Mbandama and Sigcwelegcwele kaMhlekehleke of the Ngema clan, who led the Ingoba Makhosi regiment in the Battle of Isandlwana against the British in 187