Sepedi literary award for Dr Malale
Dr Matome Malale of Namakgale placed second in the Sepedi category at the Limpopo Literary Awards for his drama Mogatša’ka ntshwarele.
PHALABORWA – Renowned educator and writer Dr Matome Malale (66) from Namakgale has once again been recognised for his outstanding writing skills, after securing second place in the Sepedi category at the Limpopo Literary Awards Competition held at The Ranch in Polokwane on Tuesday, September 30.
Sepedi drama earns provincial honour
The prestigious ceremony, organised by the Limpopo Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, celebrated authors who write dramas in African languages.
Malale received the award for his Sepedi drama manuscript titled Mogatša’ka ntshwarele, which translates to My Wife, Forgive Me. For his achievement, he was presented with a trophy and a certificate in recognition of his work.
“I feel excited and motivated to keep on writing, and I hope to achieve first place one day. This recognition encourages me to continue improving my writing skills and to explore more social issues that affect our communities. My dream is to see my work published one day and used as a learning tool in schools and universities to promote moral values and cultural awareness,” he said.
Award fuels drive to publish his work
He explained that his work was inspired by a desire to address social challenges affecting South Africa, particularly women and child abuse.
“I chose this story to help address one of the major challenges in our society. Some men have been abusive but are willing to change and seek forgiveness,” Malale added.
Malale, who holds a PhD in Education, began his writing journey in 2011 with his first manuscript titled Ke be ke sa tshepe (I Did Not Believe).
That same year, he participated in the same competition and also secured second place. Despite limited experience, he continues to excel as an emerging author in African language literature.
Throughout his career, Malale has worked at adult community learning centres, high schools, colleges of education, TVET colleges, and at university level. Now retired, he supervises postgraduate students part-time while pursuing his passion for writing.
He highlighted the challenge of finding suitable publishers for his manuscripts and appealed for assistance from the public. As of now, none of his manuscripts have been published.
Any publisher wishing to assist may contact him at 083 244 5411 or via email at malalematome@gmail.com
