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Playwright Ngwenya dies

Seasoned playwright, director and tutor Peter Ngwenya died yesterday.

Seasoned playwright, director and tutor Peter Ngwenya died yesterday.

Ngwenya, who founded the famous Youth Drama Society community theatre group, died from a brain tumour at Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.

Ngwenya, 42, experienced health problems since December last year when he was in and out of Chris Hani-Baragwanath because of a brain tumour, heart condition, sugar diabetes and a stroke. - Patience Bambalele

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