27 June 1951
The South African singer, songwriter, playwright and director is born on this day. He is especially well-known for his musicals about the Coloured communities and the ways in which he combatted Apartheid through the arts. [i]
Endnotes
[i] UCT to award Honourary Degrees, http://www.uct.ac.za/usr/press/honorarydegrees_dec.pdf (3 March 2017). ↵