Sipho Mguqulwa

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Sipho "Sharkie" Mguqulwa (19**-). Actor.

Sharkie was a member of the Serpent Players. He was to have played "Haemon" in Antigone (by Sophocles) in 1965 but he was falsely accused of various political offences, summarily tried, found guilty and sent to Robben Island [1] for 20 years. John Kani, a newly arrived factory worker in Port Elizabeth, was chosen as his replacement.

Sources

Eastern Province Herald, 6 June 2006.


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