THABO MAFIKE (South Africa)

The versatile Thabo Mafike has published a staggering amount of literary works, over 30 books, according to some pundits. He is a well known author of Sesotho books in South Africa, even though he sometimes writes in English.

He is also a pastor, poet, composer of gospel songs, motivational speaker and the owner of Mohaladitwe Broadcasting. Mohaladitwe comprises three divisions, Mohaladitwe fm, Mohaladitwe tv and mohaladitwe newspaper. You can access mohaladitwe broadcasting on youtube. 

Thabo Mafike has written riveting Radio plays for SABC and Mohaladitwe broadcasting. He is also mentoring Young people in South Africa  (at National  Youth Development Agency) NYDA. 

He is a writer and director of youth incorporating, it's a karate movie where Mafike himself stars with elan.  He studied radio and television course with Osmond casting in partnership with the University of Free State. After that he worked at radio BBT as radio Dj and Journalist.  At radio BBT, they awarded him with the best field reporter of the year (2000).

He was the director of art and culture in the defunct Greater Bloemfontein Youth Coalition.  He is the founder and the president of the following organisations: Bloemspreit Local football Association, YouthChange the World Centre, Thabo Mafike Foundation with the following divisions, Thabo Mafike Cup, Thabo Mafike bursary scheme,  Mafike Eleven FC and Mafike Academy. 

He is busy writing Mopheme II, the celebrated Sesotho book that was turned into a roaring radio and TV drama. This book was first written by S. Matlosa who was born in 1913. Matlosa wrote Mopheme l, in 1965. More than 50 years later he (Thabo Mafike ) has written Mopheme II. 

Mafike was nominated and awarded the first prize in the category of Arts and Culture at the (Free State) Premier's youth awards in 2003. He garnered Merit award by Free state karate (1998) he also won fouth place in South African karate championships in the same year. He became many times Free State under 60 kg. Championship during his active sporting times. He was the provincial finalist as  the SABC Old mutual community builder of the year 2005. 

Mafike started writing in 1995 , today he is one of the respected Sesotho writers. He has written more than 30 books to date.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Motho ke Motho - short stories 

2. Tjhe! Bo bophelo - drama

3. Think Big and succeed -  motivational 

4. Broken Heart - poetry 

5. Failure Sharpen our understanding - motivational 

6. Setjhaba sa Mookodi- comedy 

7. Ha le Dikela - Drama

8.  Qapa, Qala, Qoba, Qeta - Sotho Motivational 

9. Tataiso bakeng sa ho ngola pale ya Radio - 

10. Words of wisdom from world's Leaders- volume 1

11. Words of wisdom from world's Leaders -  volume 2

12. Monate wa sesotho 

13. Tataiso bakeng sa ho ngola pale ya seyalemoya pono, TV

14. Ke Mohlanka feela ya senang thuso , volume 1

15. Ke Mohlanka feela ya senang thuso,  volume 2

16. Mopheme - part 2

17. The road to a successful South Africa and Africa 

18. My first letter to my sons 

19. My 2nd Letter to my sons 

20. Dijo tsa moya  

21. The character of Jesus 

22. Me against the World 

23. As you think

24. God is God and is able

25. NA, o nku kapa Pudsey

26. Letsatsi la ka la pele sekolo 

27. Satin can knock you down but not off

28. When two become one 

29. Bloemspreit LFA 

30. From centner to  Millionaire 

 

 Radio plays and TV drama 

 

1. Youth incorporation - film

2. Toro ya ka - Radio Drama 

3. Ngwanaka Nkutlwe - Radio Drama 

4. Nako e sa le teng- Radio Drama