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Siphatheleni
Kula was born on 2 April 1965 at Msintsane Village at Centre
District in Eastern Cape. Majeke, as his clan name is, received
his lower education at Anta Junior Secondary School in his
village. And he received his higher education at Ncedisizwe senior
secondary school. It is in this school where he was taught by the
teachers who had isiXhosa in their hearts.
While he was still at higher school, the seeds of passion for
writing germinated. He wrote many stories which had been blown
away by wind, for he denied that it was the beginning of good
things to come.
He thought
to a writer you should be a doctor or a professor.
After he
had been matriculated, he departed for Gauteng to look for greener
pastures. Fortunately, he was employed by a glass manufacturing
company where he is still working. He continued his studies with
the University of South Africa, where he passed his BA Degree in
1998. His major subjects were isiXhosa and Linguistics as he
thought he would join a teaching profession, which is one of his
passions.
While he
was in UNISA, he started to write isiXhosa short stories and
poems. He stuck until he was rescued by Professor Ncedile Saule,
who encouraged him to write the novels too. He did so under his
guidance. One of his novels, ELOWO NALOWO, won M-NET Literary
Awards in 2007 and another one. ENGAKHALIYO IYAYEKWA, was one of
the runners-up in 2008
Majeke also wrote the following books:
Walala
Wasala (novel) llitha
publishers
Elowo
Nalowo (novel) Oxford University press
Ndakuyicel’ivuthiwe
(novel) Oxford University Press
Inkawu
idliw’ilila (novel) Oxford University Press
Ujobela
Wejojo (drama) Oxford University Press
Engakhaliyo
iyayekwa (novel) Bard Publishers
Ntakana
ntyilontyilo (short stories) Bard Publishers
Ityeleba
(novel) Bard Publishers
Hlamban’
amehlo(short stories) Shuter & Shooter
Amhlathi
Aphelile (novel) Shuter & Shooter
Owesithathu
ngumnqakathi (novel) Shuter & Shooter
His hobbies are reading books and watching sport.
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