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28/12/2009
Donato Francisco Mattera, the celebrated South African journalist and poet
Donato Francisco Mattera
The celebrated South African journalist and poet. Once a prominent gang leader from Sophia Town who has served time in prison, but after Donato began wielding a pen rather than a knife he is now regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures in modern South Africa.
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