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Ismail Joubert (7 December 1920 – 23 December 2002), commonly known as Tatamkhulu Afrika, which is Xhosa for Grandfather Africa, was a South African poet and writer.His first novel, Broken Earth was published when he was seventeen (under his "Methodist name"), but it was over fifty years until his next publication, a collection of verse entitled Nine Lives.
Tatamkhulu Afrika, 82, South African poet and writer, struck by vehicle. [117] Anthony Besch, 78, British opera and theatre director (English National Opera, Scottish Opera, New Opera Company). [118] George Bullard, 74, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers). [119] John Henry Kyl, 83, American politician. [120]
A. Paul Aars; Armi Aavikko; Alexander Ransford Ababio; Frank "Buddy" Abadie; Josephine Abady; Gevorg Abajian; Aydamir Abalayev; Mazahir Abasov; Tharwat Abaza; Sadiq-ur-Rashid Ibrahim Abbasi
Prisoners sentenced to death by South Africa (1 C, 17 P) ... Tatamkhulu Afrika; B. Esther Barsel; Leon de Beer; Rusty Bernstein; Sipho Binda; Allan Boesak; C.
1920 – Tatamkhulu Afrika, South African poet and author (d. 2002) 1920 – Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (d. 2012) 1920 – Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (d. 1944) 1921 – Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian guru and scholar (d. 2016) 1923 – Intizar Hussain, Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (d. 2016)
Although born in Egypt, Tatamkhulu Afrika (1920-2002) went to South Africa at an early age. His first volume of poetry, Nine Lives was published in 1991. Afrika's poetry is rich in natural imagery, and the mood of his poems differ, from simple and innocent to lonely and frightened.
Through Snailpress, and sometimes in collaboration with other presses, Ferguson published over 100 collections, many by notable South African poets, including Douglas Livingstone, Tatamkhulu Afrika, Ingrid de Kok, Patrick Cullinan, Don Maclennan, Jonty Driver, Isobel Dixon, Finuala Dowling, and Rustum Kozain.
Anton 'Gamka' Fransch (c. 1969 – 17 November 1989), nom de guerre Mahomad, [1] was a commander in uMkhonto we Sizwe. [2] He was killed on 17 November 1989 in Cape Town by members of the South African Police and the South African Defence Force for his anti-apartheid activities, after a seven-hour siege in which he used hand-grenades and a machine gun.