BREAKING | Sarafina! creator Mbongeni Ngema has died
Mbongeni Ngema
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Creator of the iconic South African play Sarafina! Mbongeni Ngema has died.
Per a statement, the 68-year-old died in a head-on collision in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, on Wednesday evening. A passenger in the vehicle, Ngema, was returning from a funeral.
"The Ngema family, colleagues and friends are deeply devastated about Ngema's passing," the statement read.
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