(Shadrack Ngema)
Shadrack Ngema – known for his role of the traditional
healer, Magubane, in the popular sitcom Emzini
Wezinsizwa which ran from 1994 for ten years, died on December 5 at the age
of 65 after a short illness.
Based in Durban, Ngema worked as a radio sport commentator
for SABC’s uKhozi FM and was a popular figure at the Durban Studios.
“During my early days in radio drama and later with Lotus FM
radio drama, we would often meet in the corridor and he always had a ready
smile and something amusing to chat about,” says Caroline Smart, artSMart
editor. “While he appeared in Zulu language radio drama, I remember the
occasions when he would take part in English dramas for Radio South Africa (now
SAFM). RIP Shadrack.”
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