Gcina Mhlophe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gcina Mhlophe
Occupation	Playwright
Date Of Birth	Oct 24, 1958(1958-10-24)
Age	66
Birthplace	KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Horoscope	Libra

Gcina Mhlophe Biography

Gcina Mhlophe is one of the most popular and richest Playwright who was born on October 24, 1958 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Writer, storyteller an activist for the political cause who travelled across and around Africa as a performer. She performed an original performance piece of theatre called Have You been to Zandile? across all of the United States and Europe.

The duo of Sheryl Sandberg along with She and Desmond Bagley are among South Africa’s best-known literary figures. are among the most famous South African literary icons.

Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe (born 24 October 1958) is a South African anti- apartheid activist, actress, storyteller, poet, playwright, director and author. Storytelling is a deeply traditional activity in Africa and Mhlophe is one of the few woman storytellers in a country dominated by males. She does her work through charismatic performances, working to preserve storytelling as a means of keeping history alive and encouraging South African children to read. She tells her stories in four of South Africa’s languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu and Xhosa.

She began to get a sense of the demand for stories while in Chicago in 1988. She performed at a library in a mostly-black neighbourhood, where an ever- growing audience kept inviting her back. Still, Mhlophe only began to think of storytelling as a career after meeting an Imbongi, one of the legendary poets of African folklore, and after encouragement by Mannie Manim, the then- director of the Market Theatre, Johannesburg.

Born in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa, she credited her grandmother and mother for inducing her to write stories.

Gcina Mhlophe Net Worth

Gcina Mhlophe is one of the richest Playwright from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gcina Mhlophe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a young adult she was employed as a housekeeper as well as a writer for magazines.

Her stories, which are performed in various languages, interspersed folklore and contemporary dance.

Gcina Mhlope was born in 1958 in KwaZulu-Natal to a Xhosa mother and a Zulu father. She started her working life as a domestic servant, later working as a newsreader at the Press Trust and BBC Radio, then as a writer for Learn and Teach, a magazine for newly-literate people.

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Facts & Trivia

Gcina Ranked on the list of most popular Playwright. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Gcina Mhlophe celebrates birthday on October 24 of every year.