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
