Location: South Africa
Member Since:
May 22, 2019
Malesela Makwesa
Biography
Malesela Makwesa was born in Mokopane but raised in Alexandra Township Johannesburg, where crime and poverty continues undisturbed long after apartheid ended. These social ills are reflected in his writing. Malesela also writes in Northern Sotho, his mother tongue, solely out of the passion to contribute to the preservation of this endangered language for future generations. He teaches English in high school and has a degree in creative writing.
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Where to find Malesela Makwesa online
Books
Bongi and Baboon
by Malesela Makwesa
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 7,260.
Language:
English.
Published: April 10, 2020.
Categories:
Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
A Short Story: Bongi is a 12 years old girl who secretly befriends a stray baboon in Mabone Township. After the friendship is exposed, a group of community members turn up to kill the animal because of their belief in witchcraft, but Bongi stands fiercely in its defence.
Nthateng
by Malesela Makwesa
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 6,160.
Language:
Sesotho.
Published: August 9, 2019.
Categories:
Fiction » Plays & Screenplays » African
A short story in Sesotho sa Leboa. Lapa la ga Digakile be le phala a mantši ka lethabo le mabobo go fihlela Morena Digakile a nyaka ngwana wa mošemane. Le ge Nthateng a le gona, Digakile a thoma le go duma morwa gore e tle e be mojalefa, gape e be molotaina.