Activist, playwright and preacher Mzwandile Maqina. Maqina, a controversial figure in the Eastern Cape, was born in 1937 and grew up in New Brighton, a township created for black people in Port Elizabeth. He was accused of fostering political violence between Azapo and the UDF during the 1980s, a charge he denies. He founded the New Generations dancers and has written several plays, including "Give Us This Day" (1974), which was banned by the apartheid government.