April 1955 - The King! - The Broadcaster: Masinga broadcasts

April 1955 - The King! - The Broadcaster: Masinga broadcasts the Durban S. A. B. C's Bantu Programme. He has composed songs and written vernacular radio plays. He has translated many English plays into Zulu for broadcasting: like Shakespeare and Prokokieff's Peter the Wolf. King Edward Masinga is known to most South African radio listeners. He rose from herd boy to senior Zulu announcer at the Durban studios of the South African Broadcasting Corporation and takes part in black and white programmes. He has been called the black Noel Coward of Africa. He is a play-wright, a comedian, a composer and a singer in his own right. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)

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Announcer Bantu Broadcaster Broadcasting Broadcasts Composed Coward Durban Herd Listeners Masinga Programmes Songs Translated Vernacular Zulu

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