Christine Qunta | |
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| Born | Christine Douts Qunta 1952 (age 71–72) Kimberley, Northern Cape, Union of South Africa |
| Occupation | Writer, lawyer and entrepreneur |
| Education | University of the Western Cape, University of New South Wales |
| Literary movement | Anti-apartheid Black Consciousness Movement |
Christine Douts Qunta (born 1952)[1] is a South African writer, lawyer and entrepreneur. She has served on several public and private boards, and her work in various fields has been described as being "held together by the quest for a more just and free society."[2] She was an activist in the anti-apartheid Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) during the 1970s and spent 17 years in exile, studying and practising law in Australia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, before returning to South Africa in 1993.[3][4]
- ^ "Christine Qunta" at Poetry Foundation.
- ^ Fumani Mthembi, "Christine Qunta: The nervous condition and development", Pambazuka News, 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Christine Qunta" Archived 13 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Who's Who Southern Africa.
- ^ "About the author", Seriti sa Sechaba Publishers.