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BIOGRAPHY OF: LEBOHANG OUPA MALEKAÂ DATE OF BIRTH: 1989-05-08 PLACE OF BIRTH: TEMBISA NICKNAME: @RT-PR0F3T EDUCATION: JIYANA SECONDARY SCHOOL _BACKGROUND_ I was born in the dusty streets of Tembisa, raised by a single parent __Anna Maleka_ who worked as a domestic worker then. I started school at Gahlanso Primary School in 1996 and then in 2003 I went to Jiyana Senior Secondary School.

I fell in love with Performing Art at the age of 7 years while I was doing grade 2, I performed in many school plays/ musicals including; _"AIDS E WELE",_ "ISIZWE SIYAPHELA" and many more... I was also part of the community theatre group in my township (Ivory Park) and in 1999 if I'm not mistaken, I went to the auditions held by an organization called, _"SITHUTHUKA SISONKE DRAMA PLAYERS"_and by God's grace and mercy with my little knowledge in the performing art industry I got a call of acceptance and I must admit that call turned my world around. In _SSDP_ was also selected to be part of the productions titled, "INXUBEVANE" that toured nationally and was also staged at _THE MONUMENT THEATRE _ in The National Art Festival (Grahamstown) and the protest/ awareness play titled, _"SEKWANELE"_ and so forth. In 2005 I started my own group called, "THE RHYTHM" it collapsed due to the financial hurdles, then I joined _"SIYANQOBA THEATRE PROJECT"_ where I was appointed as an *Artistic Director* and that's when I realized that I have the Gift of Script Writing.

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