Tatamkhulu Afrika, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tatamkhulu Afrika

Poet, writer

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1920

Place of Birth: Sallum, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: 23-Dec-2002

Profession: poet, artist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ismail Joubert (7 December 1920 – 23 December 2002), commonly known as Tatamkhulu Afrika, which is Xhosa for Grandfather Africa, was a South African poet and writer.
His first novel, Broken Earth was published when he was seventeen (under his "Methodist name"), but it was over fifty years until his next publication, a collection of verse entitled Nine Lives. He won numerous literary awards including the gold Molteno Award for lifetime services to South African literature, and in 1996 his works were translated into French.
His autobiography, Mr Chameleon, was published posthumously in 2005.