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Walter Chakela (Kefuwe Walter Chakela or Kefuoe Walter Chakela, Kefoue). (19**-). Playwright, poet, theatrical director, and administrator.

Chief executive officer and artistic director of the Windybrow Centre for the Arts, Johannesburg, South Africa from until 2004.

Among other productions, he directed Zakes Mda’s We Shall Sing for the Fatherland in 1988 and 1989 for the Soyikwa Institute and Bloke for PACT (1994). He also directed an adaptation of Julius Caesar in 1995, The Transistor Radio, The Wheel, Bush Tale, Giants.

He introduced the theatre festival at the Windybrow Theatre. He adapted Bessie Head's novel Maru for the stage.

He wrote the play Kweku Ananse

Variou entries in the NELM catalogue.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Among other productions he directed [[Zakes Mda]]’s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' in 1988 and 1989 for the [[Soyikwa Institute]] and ''[[Bloke]]''  for [[PACT]] at [[Windybrow]] (1994). He directed an adaptation of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' in 1995, ''[[The Transistor Radio]]'', ''[[The Wheel]]'', ''[[Bush Tale]]'', ''[[Giants]]''.
+Among other productions, he directed [[Zakes Mda]]’s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' in 1988 and 1989 for the [[Soyikwa Institute]] and ''[[Bloke]]''  for [[PACT]] (1994). He also directed an adaptation of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' in 1995, ''[[The Transistor Radio]]'', ''[[The Wheel]]'', ''[[Bush Tale]]'', ''[[Giants]]''.
-Became manager of PACT’s [[Windybrow Theatre]] in Johannesburg in 199* and introduced the theatre festival there. *** (??)
+He introduced the theatre festival at the [[Windybrow Theatre]].
 He adapted Bessie Head's novel ''[[Maru]]'' for the stage.