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Cyril Lincoln Sibusiso Nyembezi
Prof Cyril Lincoln Sibusiso Nyembezi was born on 6 December 1919 in Babanango. His parents were Rev Irvine Nelson Nyembezi, a Methodist Church Minister, and Evelyn Kate Nyembezi (born Tshabalala).
He attended school in Vryheid and Driefontein near Ladysmith, and thereafter went for teacher training in Edendale and Adams College (Amanzimtoti). He taught in Newcastle and Dundee, and after completion of his BA Honours degree, joined the Department of African Languages at the University of Witwatersrand, where he worked until he joined the University of Fort Hare in 1954. He worked in Fort Hare until 1959, when he left due to the then government’s Bantu Education policies. Having left Fort Hare, he joined Shuter & Shooter Publishers in 1960, where he worked until retirement.
Prof Nyembezi is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century. Analysts list him as one of the top three (3) Zulu language writers of the past century. This is evidenced not only by the number of books he wrote, compiled and edited, as well as the variety thereof, but also by the recognition of this achievement by a number of different entities.
His literary work covered a wide scope, namely:
1. The Grade 1-7 school readers named iGoda, which wer
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The Last Ranger (2024)
Makhaola Ndebele was born in the Kingdom of Lesotho, where he spent most of his childhood. This was interspersed with some years spent growing up in Cambridge, England, and Denver Colorado. He is the first-born son of Academic Professor, Author, Njabulo Ndebele, and Organisational Leader Mpho Ndebele.
He obtained his International Baccalaureate diploma at Machabeng College, in Lesotho; his Bachelor's degree at the University of Cape Town; and his Master's degree at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg RSA.
He began in film as a teenager, when he appeared, as an extra, in American Ninja 4 (1990). He made his debut, as a professional actor, in the South African TV Mini-series The Principal (1997). His career highlights include producing a sitcom, Nomzamo (2006-2009) and performing the role of Moshe Mambo in Money Monster (2016).
Makhaola also works as a theatre director and creative consultant.