"“Being recognized at home is such a blessing. It shows that my people still see the great work that I do,”"
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Mphande, Joy (9 April 2018). "Esther Mahlangu gets conferred with an Honourary [sic Doctorate"]. Zalebs. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
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Esther Mahlangu
Esther Mahlangu (born 11 November 1935) is a South African artist. She is known for her bold large-scale contemporary paintings that reference her Ndebele heritage. She is one of South Africa's best known artists. Mahlangu began painting at 10 years of age, and was taught the skill of mural painting by her mother and grandmother, following a tradition of the Southern Ndebele people for females to paint the exterior of houses. It is in this cultural tradition where Mahlangu first began her artist
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