To Mbulelo Mzamane: Farewell Mzala!

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Mbulelo Vizikhungo Mzamane was never a part of this business of dying. He loved life, and he lived it abundantly. And we who grew wings under the shadow of his embrace are the better for it!

 

I first met this son of a preacher man when he came to teach at UBLS- Gaborone campus in 1975/76. He was my lecturer for several African Literature classes, including South African poetry. That seemed to be his favourite subject and it soon became mine. But Mzamane was also very keen on African literature and its criticism. As I progressed up to the senior year he became the supervisor of my fourth year dissertation on African poetry.

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