Modison Salayedvwa Magagula

Modison Salayedvwa Magagula (born 1958) is a Swazi novelist, educator, playwright, poet and short-story author. He has written some classical work, including Tentile (1990) and Bungani Bebangani (1997) which became part of the language curriculum at South Africa's schools.^[1]

Biography

Magagula attended William Pitcher College in Manzini where he obtained a diploma in teaching.^[2] He began his career as a playwright in 1986 after attending a workshop for writers in the Swazi capital of Mbabane.^[2] In 1989 he started a travelling theatre called the Siphila Nje Drama Society, the first of its kind in Swaziland.^[2] He writes plays, poems and short-stories in SiSwati on themes including postcolonialism, sectarianism, juvenile delinquency, relationships and AIDS.^[2][3] In 2008, he received an award from the Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC) for his work in the development of the arts in Swaziland.^[4]

Also see

• J.J. Ncongwane

Bibliography

• 1987: Ingcamu (A Journey's Provision)
• 1988: Idubukele (Dinner is Served!)
• 1989: Indlanganye (Our Gain)
• 1989: Asingeni Lapho (It is None of Our Business)
• 1990: Tentile (Hoist with your Own Petard)
• 1990: Kwesukesukela (Once Upon a Time)
• 1997: Bungani Bebangani