Boiphetetso

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Boiphetetso (“Take or get vengeance” – Southern Sotho) by M.L. Maile (1895-1975).

The original text

Published by Via Afrika in 1960. This drama depicts the extra-marital relationship between Mosuwe and Tswibila which results in the dissolution of Mosuwe’s marriage to Hadiyo, and the consequences of this for him.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

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