Mbongeni Ngema, the South African playwright whose activist tale 'Sarafina!' played on Broadway and was adapted as a film, has died age 68. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

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Mbongeni Ngema, the South African creator of Whoopi Goldberg film Sarafina!, has died in a car accident.He was aged 68. Ngema’s family announced his death in a statement, revealing that he was ...

SARAFINA!, directed by Darrell James Roodt; screenplay by William Nicholson and Mbongeni Ngema, based on the play “Sarafina!” by Ngema; music and lyrics by Ngema, with additional songs by Hugh ...

Mbongeni Ngema (pronounced mmm-bon-GEN-i nnn-GAY-ma) was born on June 1, 1955, in Verulam, a town north of Durban. According to his official biography for the film “Sarafina!,” he was ...