Casey Motsisi

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Casey Motsisi (* 1932 in Western Native Township , Johannesburg ; † 1977 ; real name Karobo Moses Motsisi ; also Casey Kid Motsisi ) was a South African journalist and writer .

Life

Motsisi was a teacher in Pretoria before joining Drum magazine in 1954 as a journalist . There he wrote, among other things, the Bugs column, in which he described current events humorously and satirically based on fictitious conversations between two bugs . He also wrote the On the Beat column , which reported on life in Sophiatown . In addition, he was assistant to Can Themba , the editor-in-chief of drum offshoot Africa. In 1962, Motsisi moved to The World newspaper before returning to Drum in 1974 , where he stayed until his death.

Motsisi wrote numerous short stories, most of which are set in Sophiatown, and portray life in this Johannesburg district - including the gangster scene and the Shebeens . He called himself The Shakespeare of the Shebeens. His poem The Efficacy of Prayer also became famous.

Works

  • Casey & Co. Selected writings of Casey "Kid" Motsisi. Published by Mothobi Mutloatse. Ravan Press, Johannesburg 1978, ISBN 0-86975-088-7 .

literature

  • Mike Nicol : Good-looking Corpse: World of Drum - Jazz and Gangsters, Hope and Defiance in the Townships of South Africa. Secker & Warburg, London 1991, ISBN 0-436-30986-6 .
  • The Efficacy of Prayer. In: Robin Malan (Ed.): Explorings. A collection of poems for the young people of Southern Africa. New Africa Books, 1988, ISBN 0-86486-079-X . The efficacy of prayer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jürgen Schadeberg , Klaus Humann (ed.): Drum - The fifties. Rogner & Bernhard, Hamburg 1991, ISBN 3-8077-0248-2 , p. 16.
  2. ↑ a b Website of Sylvester Stein ( Memento from October 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
personal data
SURNAME Motsisi, Casey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Motsisi, Karobo Moses (full name); Motsisi, Casey Kid (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Western Native Township , Johannesburg
DATE OF DEATH 1977