Mbongeni Ngema

Mbongeni Ngema was born in Umkumbane, Durban. He wrote and presented a play, Too Harsh , appeared in Kessie Govender's Working Class Hero , then wrote and, with Kessie's help, directed The Last Generation . In 1979 he came to Johannesburg and approached Gibson Kente for work, finally getting a character role in Mama and the Load , where he met Percy Mtwa with whom he would collaborate, along with Barney Simon, on Woza Albert .

Mbongeni Ngema was born in Umkumbane, Durban. He wrote and presented a play, Too Harsh , appeared in Kessie Govender's Working Class Hero , then wrote and, with Kessie's help, directed The Last Generation . In 1979 he came to Johannesburg and approached Gibson Kente for work, finally getting a character role in Mama and the Load , where he met Percy Mtwa with whom he would collaborate, along with Barney Simon, on Woza Albert . See less