Richard Mabala

Richard Frank Satterthwaite (born 11 December 1949), popularly known as Richard Mabala, is a British-born Tanzanian author, social activist, columnist and academic, predominantly recognized for his tale books Hawa The Bus Driver, Mabala The Farmer and Run Free which won him a CODE's Burt Award for African Literature.

Biography Mabala was born in the United Kingdom. He moved to Tanzania in 1973 as a volunteer with the Voluntary Service Overseas. He was one of the first five British volunteers to be allowed into the country after Tanzania broke off diplomatic relations with Britain over the independence of Zimbabwe and became a Tanzanian citizen in 1982 after giving up his passport to become an official Tanzanian. He also served as a professor at the university of Dar es Salaam.

Mabala is currently (as at April 2024) Tanzania Chairperson of the Asante Africa Foundation a non-profit organisation that works with youth in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.

Literary works

Books Year NamePublisherISBN 1989 Mabala The Farmer Longman, Harlow 1988 Hawa The Bus DriverLongman, Harlow 1991Doto ni Yupi? East African Publications 2013 Run Free E & D Vision Publishing Limited 1996 Kwangu ni Wapi? TNGP 1991 Sinza Gang East African Publications 1995 The Market Children Longman, Harlow 2010 Kurwa na Doto Muture 2001 The Empty Compound Maskew Miller Longman 2003 Daughter of a Lioness Maskew Miller Longman 2004 Who is The Thief? Maskew Miller Longman 1999 Choices Maskew Miller Longman 2002 The Special gift with Nick Warren Maskew Miller Longman 1999 A Media Guide for NGOs with Samwel Maffisi AEASUN 2004 Mimba, Mdomo wa Mamba 1999 Adhabu ni Adabu? 1980 summons: poems from Tanzania Tanzania Publishing House 1988 Anthology of East African Poetry by E.D Amateshe (5 poems) Longman 2003 Si mimi mama Mture Educational Publishers 1992 Hamu ya matamu Eastern Africa Publications Limited

Other literary works 2008: Youth and The Hood (Environment and Urbanization) 2012/2013: Sisi ni sisimizi, Musa si Mzigo and Soma Kabula Soma 2007: Makengeza (in Mwananchi) and Binti Hidaya (in Raia Mwema)