Matsemela Manaka (1956–1998) was a South African playwright, poet, and artist. He began his career in the mid-1970s and was influenced by the ideas of the Black Consciousness Movement. Among his plays, the most distinguished are ''Egoli: City of Gold'' and ''Children of Asazi.'' He won the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award in 1987.
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