Sad news: author, essayist, teacher and political activist, Lauretta Ngcobo, has died

Lauretta Ngcobo. Photo: ethekwinilivinglegends.com

Lauretta Ngcobo. Photo: ethekwinilivinglegends.com

AUTHOR, essayist, teacher and political activist, Lauretta Ngcobo, has died.

Adele Branch, of the University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, which published her books Prodigal Daughters and And They Didn’t Die, said in a statement: “We learnt this morning [yesterday] of Lauretta Ngcobo’s death. Although she has struggled with her health ever since suffering a stroke, the news still came as a shock.” Continue reading