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Sabata-Mpho Mokae

サバタ・ムポ・モカエ

Sabata-Mpho Mokae

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Taung
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Setswana, English
Residence History
Taung, North West → Kimberley, Northern Cape

Career

Occupations
academic, novelist, translator
Active Years
2010-2025
Affiliations
Sol Plaatje University

Awards

South African Literary Awards
2011
Organization: SALA
Result: Winner
South African Literary Awards
2019
Organization: SALA
Result: Winner
South African Literary Awards
2021
Organization: SALA
Result: Winner
M-Net Literary Awards Best Novel in Setswana
2013
Work: Ga Ke Modisa
Category: Best Novel in Setswana
Organization: M-Net
Result: Winner
M-Net Film Award
2013
Work: Ga Ke Modisa
Organization: M-Net
Result: Winner
Humanities and Social Sciences Award
2021
Result: Winner
PanSALB Multilingualism Award
2022
Organization: PanSALB
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Story of Sol T. Plaatje

2010 biography

Biography of Sol T. Plaatje.

South African history

Ga Ke Modisa

2012 novel

Debut Setswana novel.

Dikeledi

2014 novel

Setswana novel.

Moletlo wa Manong

2018 novel

Setswana novel meaning 'Feast of the Vultures'.

Lefatshe ke la Badimo

2025 novel

Latest novel.

Bibliography

  • The Story of Sol T. Plaatje
  • Ga Ke Modisa
  • Dikeledi
  • Moletlo wa Manong
  • Lefatshe ke la Badimo

Translations by Author

  • Dinaane tsa Afrika (translation of Stories of Africa)
  • Semaka sa Dinaane (translation of Our Story Magic)

Legacy

South African Setswana author, translator, and academic contributing to literature and education.