Modison Salayedvwa Magagula

Education

Magagula attended William Pitcher College in Manzini where he obtained a diploma in teaching.

Career

He began his career as a playwright in 1986 after attending a workshop for writers in the Swazi capital of Mbabane. In 1989 he started a travelling theatre called the Siphila Nja Drama Society, the first of its kind in Swaziland. He writes plays, poems and short-stories in SiSwati on themes including postcolonialism, sectarianism, juvenile delinquency, relationships and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Achievements

• In 2008, he received an award from the Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC) for his work in the development of the arts in Swaziland.