URonnie Govender

U-Ronnie Govender wazalwa ngo-1934, e-Cato Manor, eThekwini. Ungumbhali wemidlalo owaziwayo. Kuze kube manje u-Govender ubhale futhi waqondisa imidlalo engaphezu kwengu-16, okubandakanya i- “Beyond Calvary”, “At the Edge”, “The Lahnee’s Pleasure” ibingomunye wemidlalo edlala isikhathi eside eNingizimu Afrika ne- “Off-Side”. Usungule i-Shah Theatre Academy eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu ukukhuthaza iTheatre yaseNingizimu Afrika engacwasi ngokobuhlanga. Ngo-2008 washicilela incwadi … Read more

An interview with Ronnie Govender

Excerpts from a personal interview with Ronnie Govender, playwright and writer, born in Cato Manor as recorded by Madoda Ncayiyana from Cato Manor on 18 March 2002. Contents History Trade Unions Racial Tension Culture Social Conditions Demolition and Relocation Family Recollections A New Community Spirit History Govender remembers: “I have many wonderful memories of Cato Manor despite … Read more

Durban Living Legend – Ronnie Govender

Ronnie Govender was born in 1934, in Cato Manor, Durban. He is a well known playwright. To date Govender has written and directed more than 16 plays, including “Beyond Calvary”, “At the Edge”, “The Lahnee’s Pleasure” was one of South Africa’s longest-running plays and “Off-Side”. He founded the Shah Theatre Academy in the fifties to foster … Read more