Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

President Ramaphosa lauds late actor Athol Fugard

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the late dramatist, novelist and actor Athol Fugard who passed away on Sunday at the age of 93. The President has described him “as an extraordinary storyteller in extraordinary times and the moral conscience of a generation”. Fugard’s world view was shaped by his time working as a clerk in the Native Commissioner’s Court in Johannesburg in the late 1950s. Renowned theatre legend Athol Fugard died aged 92. Phemelo speaks to Joburg Theatre’s Artistic Director, James Ngcobo.
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