Kabelo Duncan Kgatea
Biographical info
Kabelo Duncan Kgatea was born on January 31, 1961. He attended the Motsitlane Bantu School until 1976. In 1979 he started work at Rustenburg Platinum Mines. In 1988 he matriculated through Lyceum College. In the 1990s he studied at the Writing School of South Africa. He also furthered his studies in drama, advertising, communications and journalism.
In 2000 Kabelo received the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature (silver) in the Sotho category for his first book Njeng manong fa ke sule! (Devour me, vultures, when I’m dead!). This book also won the M-Net Prize (Sotho category) in 2001. Kabelo won the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature three more times for Leba Seipone (2002), Ntshware ka letsogo (2004) and Monwana wa bosupa (2008).
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- Kabelo was a mineworker at Amplats (Anglo Platinum) in Rustenburg when his first book Njeng manong fa ke sule! was published in 2000. The book was awarded the Sanlam Prize en Kabelo was subsequently promoted to communications officer and no longer worked below ground.
- He wrote 14 radio dramas that were broadcasted by Radio Setswana (SABC) and Radio Mmabatho (BBC).
- The titles of his books can be translated as follows: Njeng manong fa ke sule! (Devour me, vultures, when I’m dead!), Leba Seipone (Look in the mirror), Ntshware ka letsogo (Hold my hand) and Monwana wa bosupa (The fingers that point back).
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Author bookshelf
Monwana wa bosupa, Tafelberg (2008)
Leba seipone, Tafelberg (2002)
Awards
Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature: Silver (2000) – Njeng manong fa ke sule!
M-Net Prize: Sotho category (2001) – Njeng manong fa ke sule!
Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature (2002) – Leba Seipone
Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature: gold (2004) – Ntshware ka letsogo
Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature: silver (2008) – Monwana wa bosupa
PENSALB 2009 Setswana multilingualism nation building writer of the year
South African Literary Award 2009
K Sello Duiker Memorial Award 2010
List of titles
Prose
2000 Njeng manong fa ke sule!, Tafelberg
2002 Leba Seipone, Tafelberg
2006 Ntshware ka letsogo, Tafelberg
2008 Monwana wa bosupa, Tafelberg
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