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Don Mattera withdraws from public performances

Don Mattera withdraws from public performances

Date
31 Jul 2004
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Don Mattera withdraws from public performances

During the final poetry performance at the Urban Voices Festival, South African poet, journalist and former gangster who turned community activist, Don Mattera, widely known as Bra Zinga, announced that he was withdrawing from public performances. Mattera is now deeply involved in improving the community of Eldorado Park, in which he lives. Source: This Day, August 2, 2004, p. 3. www.joburg.org.za

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Don Mattera withdraws from public performances. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013576

South African History Online (2011) 'Don Mattera withdraws from public performances', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013576 (Accessed: 9 September 2026).

South African History Online, Don Mattera withdraws from public performances [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013576, (accessed 9 September 2026).

"Don Mattera withdraws from public performances." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013576. Accessed 9 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Don Mattera withdraws from public performances." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013576.

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