Sindiwe Magona

South African writer
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Sindiwe Magona

Summary

Sindiwe Magona is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Transkei[2]. She was born on August 27, 1943[3]. She worked as a poet[4], autobiographer[5], writer[6], and children's writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Sindiwe Magona's place of birth was Transkei[2].
  • Sindiwe Magona was born on August 27, 1943[3].
  • Sindiwe Magona held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Sindiwe Magona worked as a poet[4].
  • Sindiwe Magona worked as an autobiographer[5].
  • Sindiwe Magona worked as a writer[6].
  • Sindiwe Magona's professions included children's writer[7].
  • Sindiwe Magona was educated at Columbia University[10].
  • Sindiwe Magona's education included a stint at Columbia University School of Social Work[11].
  • Sindiwe Magona's education included a stint at University of South Africa[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Sindiwe Magona is Living, loving and lying awake at night[13].
  • Sindiwe Magona is recorded as female[14].
  • Sindiwe Magona's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Sindiwe Magona's Commons category is recorded as Sindiwe Magona[16].
  • Sindiwe Magona's official website is recorded as http://sindiwemagona.wix.com/website[17].
  • Sindiwe Magona's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[18].
  • Sindiwe Magona's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].

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Origins and Family

Sindiwe Magona was born in Transkei[2]. She was born on August 27, 1943[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[10], a private university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1754[22], headquartered in Manhattan[23]; Columbia University School of Social Work[11], a university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1898[26]; and University of South Africa[12], a public university[27], in South Africa[28], founded in 1873[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], autobiographer[5], writer[6], and children's writer[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Sindiwe Magona is Living, loving and lying awake at night[13].

Why It Matters

Sindiwe Magona ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Sindiwe Magona born?

Sindiwe Magona was born in Transkei[2].

What did Sindiwe Magona do for work?

Sindiwe Magona worked as poet[4], autobiographer[5], writer[6], and children's writer[7].

Where did Sindiwe Magona go to school?

Sindiwe Magona was educated at Columbia University[10], Columbia University School of Social Work[11], and University of South Africa[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Employer Q1065
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  2. 21d ago · JudithShe · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Official website http://sindiwemagona.wix.com/website
    Personal pronoun {'id': 'L484', 'numeric-id': 484, 'entity-type': 'lexeme'}
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