The humility of renowned playwright and poet Kefuoe Walter Chakela belied the stature of the giant that he was, writes Don Makatile.
The humility of renowned playwright and poet Kefuoe Walter Chakela belied the stature of the giant that he was.Chakela died on the evening of Friday May 15 at his home in Midrand aged 67.Born in Hlotse, Lesotho, he moved to Huhudi, Vryburg with his late parents Chateau and Harriet Chakela at an early age.
Despite this colourful decoration and being feted like royalty of the arts on the continent, Chakela remained a modest man showering even lesser mortals with respect. Chakela suffered a debilitating stroke a few years ago and spoke with pronounced difficulty after not seeing eye to eye with Tulloch over the affairs of their company LCAT Productions.Morakabe Raks Seakhoa, convenor of the South African Literary Awards and Africa Century International African Writers' Conference says: “The South African arts, culture, heritage and media world, especially the literary and performance arts components thereof, have lost a true lighthouse.
“After my departure from Cosaw, we established and ran - at the Windybrow Centre for the Arts where he was the chief executive - the most popular and longest-running weekly poetry reading and literary discourse programme well into the early 2000s. Nwasa says the sum total of plays he has produced is 23 and that he directed many others per invitation or commissions.
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