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Playwright and author Ronnie Govender posing with the cast of Lahnee’s Pleasure in Durban in the mid-70s. (Courtesy of Karlind Govender)
AT THE EDGE AND OTHER CATO MANOR STORIES

Ronnie Govender: ‘Unbowed, unbroken. I am of Africa’

The South African activist and man of letters, who died on 29 April 2021, used language as a weapon to defend the marginalised and reflect upon the people, places and culture…

  • Niren Tolsi
15 min read
BOOK AN

Scar tissue of apartheid

Jane Rosenthal reviews <i>The Lahnee’s Pleasure </i> by Ronnie Govender and <i>An African Cameo</i> by Naka Pillman.

  • Jane Rosenthal
4 min read
ANTON KRUEGER

Recording a petulant soul

Ronnie Govender’s autobiography shows he is a triple-threat man — in sports, the theatre and literature.

  • Anton Krueger
3 min read