| Intro | Zimbabwean playwright and actor |
| Is |
Writer Playwright Actor |
| From | Zimbabwe |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature |
| Gender | male |
Cont Mdladla Mhlanga is a Zimbabwean playwright, actor and theatre director. He is also the founder and head of the Amakhosi Theatre Productions company, formed in 1982.
He is a critic of the government of Robert Mugabe, and has been arrested often for public expressions of his views. He, alongside Burmese satirist Zarganar and City of Rhyme – a 14-strong hip-hop group from northern Brazil, whose lyrics condemn violence – were winners of the inaugural Freedom to Create Prize in 2008.
Works
Written
- The Good President
- The End
- Vikela
- Sinjalo
- Children On Fire
- Games and Bombs
- The Members
Directed
- Bamqgibela Ephila
- Omunye Umngcwabo