Richard Frank Satterthwaite (born 11 December 1949), popularly known as Richard Mabala, is a

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author,

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and academic, predominantly recognized for his tale books ''Hawa The Bus Driver'', ''Mabala The Farmer'' and ''Run Free'' which won him a CODE's Burt Award for African Literature.

Biography

Mabala was born in the United Kingdom. He moved to

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in 1973 as a volunteer with the

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. He was one of the first five British volunteers to be allowed into the country after Tanzania broke off diplomatic relations with

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over the independence of

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and became a Tanzanian citizen in 1982 after giving up his passport to become an official Tanzanian. He also served as a professor at the

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. Mabala is currently (as at April 2024) Tanzania Chairperson of the Asante Africa Foundation a non-profit organisation that works with youth in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.

Literary works

Books

Other literary works

* 2008: ''Youth and The Hood'' (Environment and Urbanization) * 2012/2013: ''Sisi ni sisimizi'', ''Musa si Mzigo'' and ''Soma Kabula Soma'' * 2007: ''Makengeza'' (in Mwananchi) and ''Binti Hidaya'' (in Raia Mwema)

References

Further notes

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External links

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