WATCH | Mbongeni Ngema honoured at memorial service
Constance Gaanakgomo
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Dr Mbongeni Ngema during the Black Musical Extravaganza at the Theatre of Marcellus on September 15, 2023 in Kempton Park.
Photo: Gallo Images/Oupa Bopape
Legendary playwright, theatre director and musician Mbongeni Ngema’s life is being honoured at a memorial service at Durban’s Playhouse Theatre on Wednesday.
The Sarafina! creator was killed in a head-on collision in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape while returning from a funeral.
Ngema, who was a passenger in the vehicle, died on Wednesday 27 December at the age of 68.
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