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 Family, friends, colleagues, and fans of veteran playwright and musician Mbongeni Ngema gathered at the International Convention Centre in Durban on Friday. Ads Ngema, who died in hospital after a car crash involving a truck on the R61 in the Mbizana area in the Eastern Cape last month, was accorded a special provincial official funeral category   2.This category includes elements of police ceremonial honours and is reserved for “distinguished people” specifically designated by the president on request by the premier of a province.The funeral service was set to start at 10am with high-profile names in attendance. Ads Ads The ‘Sarafina!’ writer was an outspoken advocate against apartheid and used his stage plays as a vehicle to reflect the resilience of black South Africans under the regime.In honour of Ngema’s legacy, KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube expressed her gratitude to President Cyril Ramaphosa for granting the internationally acclaimed pla...

 Family, friends, colleagues, and fans of veteran playwright and musician Mbongeni Ngema gathered at the International Convention Centre in Durban on Friday. Ads Ngema, who died in hospital after a car crash involving a truck on the R61 in the Mbizana area in the Eastern Cape last month, was accorded a special provincial official funeral category   2.This category includes elements of police ceremonial honours and is reserved for “distinguished people” specifically designated by the president on request by the premier of a province.The funeral service was set to start at 10am with high-profile names in attendance. Ads Ads The ‘Sarafina!’ writer was an outspoken advocate against apartheid and used his stage plays as a vehicle to reflect the resilience of black South Africans under the regime.In honour of Ngema’s legacy, KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube expressed her gratitude to President Cyril Ramaphosa for granting the internationally acclaimed pla...