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Pages worked on

Initially created most of them!

British espionage

Guy Burgess
Donald Maclean
John Cairncross

New Zealand

Wanaka (NZ)

New Zealand cricket

Black Caps

Note: Most of the following derives from my interest in Drum (Magazine) and Sophiatown.

South African writers and actors

Herman Charles Bosman
Roy Campbell
Athol Fugard
Don Mattera
Can Themba
Drum (Magazine)
Henry Nxumalo
Lewis Nkosi
Todd Matshikiza
William (Bloke) Modisane‎
Casey Motsisi
Nat Nakasa
Arthur Maimane
Paul Slabolepszy‎
Bill Flynn

South African music

King Kong (SA musical) (This came about because it was composed by Todd Matshikiza who I've added to the Drum (Magazine) 'collection' which is actually my main interest)

South African photographers

(Drum (Magazine) photographers)

Jürgen Schadeberg
Bob Gosani
Ernest Cole
Peter Magubane
Alf Khumalo

South African film

Come Back, Africa, a film filmed mainly in Sophiatown in collaboration with Drum magazine
Drum (2004 film)
Sophiatown (2003) film
Have you seen Drum recently?, a film using images from the Drum magazine archives

South African theatre

Boesman and Lena, a play by Athol Fugard
The Road to Mecca, a play by Athol Fugard
Marigolds in August, a play by Athol Fugard
Saturday Night at the Palace , a play by Paul Slabolepszy‎
The Return of Elvis Du Pisanie, a play by Paul Slabolepszy‎

South African places

Sophiatown, Gauteng (Intimately associated with Drum (Magazine))

South African universities

University of the Witwatersrand

Adopted disambiguation pages

Anzac
Old Trafford
Boer War

Also fix San where it partains to Bushmen

Paying back

Charles Petzold

Reference

SPML