Mother to Mother is the first of four novels, and Dr Magona writes in English and isiXhosa and translates for various media, including film.
After completing her BA undergraduate degree by correspondence, she earned a scholarship to study for her Master’s degree in Social Work at Columbia University. She was 17 when her family was forcefully moved to Gugulethu in Cape Town. That thought, in turn, led to an examination of the meaning or significance of the grant system.”ĭr Magona was born in the Blouvlei Location in Retreat. “It said, as a nation, we neglected the most vulnerable, the unborn child. “To read this in a magazine article that this is a growing trend in the townships alarmed and saddened me especially since the logic behind this is based on the fact that the child support grant is a pittance compared to the care dependency grant, for children living with disabilities. She said her research, in narrative form dealt with the same novel (When the Village Sleeps) about a young woman, Mandlakazi, who was born severely malformed - the result of deliberate in vitro chemical exposure by her teen mother, Busisiwe, so she could take advantage of the grant system. Pan Macmillan released her book, When the Village Sleeps, which formed part of her thesis, in May 2021. Now retired from the United Nations headquarters in New York, after more than two decades of service, she is a recipient of four honorary doctorates from various local universities and is the author of over 100 children’s books, stage plays, and short stories.Ĭurrently, she is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).Īt UWC's September Graduation on Friday, 9 September 2022, the former domestic worker became the first-ever recipient of a PhD degree in Creative Writing at the institution. Celebrated author, academic and accomplished motivational speaker Dr Sindiwe Magona continues to pave the way to success.
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