Mbongeni Ngema, renowned South African creator of the musical Sarafina!, has died in a car crash aged 68. News of his death was announced by his family in a statement to the Associated Press. It is ...

FILE — Performers Percy Mtwa, left, and Mbongeni Ngema in a scene from "Woza Albert" at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1981. Ngema, enowned South African playwright, producer and ...

The celebrated playwright was a passenger in the vehicle involved in the crash. He was best known for creating the hit Sarafina! which first premiered on Broadway in 1988. Singer Harry Belafonte, one ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema, the creator of the Broadway hit “Sarafina!”, has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said.