Mbongeni Ngema, South African Playwright, Dies in Crash at 68

FILE - Former South African president Nelson Mandela, right, meets with playwright Mbongeni Ngema at Mandela's home in Johannesburg, June 17, 2002. FILE — Percy Mtwa, left, and Mbongeni Ngema perform a scene from "Woza Albert," at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1981.

Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema, the creator of the Broadway hit "Sarafina!", has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said.