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[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2022: A copy of the the second volume of poetry produced by author Benedict Wallet Vilakazi. It was written during the ten years he spent living in Johannesburg, in 'exile' from his birthplace, KwaZulu-Natal. The poems in this collection represent a turning point in Vilakazi's life; they express yearnings for the beloved land, animals and ancestral spirits of his rural home, as well as expressions of deep disillusionment with the urban life he encountered in the 'City of Gold', and in particular the suffering of the black miners who brought the gold to the surface but never experienced the benefits of the wealth it produced for the mine owners.]
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[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2022: Written by Benedict Wallet Vilakazi before 1945. Published in 1945 in the Bantu (later, African) Treasury Series by the University of the Witwatersrand Press. A copy was acquired by UCT Libraries at an unknown date. It was digitised by FHYA in October 2022 and uploaded by Benathi Marufu for FHYA.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022- | Digitised by FHYA in October 2022 |
| University of Cape Town Libraries | Custody | 19-? | |
| Benedict Wallet Vilakazi | Writing | before 1935 |
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