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{{Short description|South African writer}}
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'''E.S. Madima''' was a [[South African people|South African]] [[writer]] in the [[Venda language]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/language/about/tshivenda.html|title=Looking For A Professional English Translation Service? - Kwintessential UK|website=kwintessential.co.uk}}</ref>
In 1954, Madima wrote the first [[novel]] in [[Venda]], ''A Si Ene''. It was later translated into [[English language|English]] by his son, [[Tenda Madima]]. E.S. Madima was awarded the SALA Literary [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sala.org.za/recipients.htm |title=Welcome to South African Literary Awards |website=www.sala.org.za |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127023931/http://www.sala.org.za/recipients.htm |archive-date=2010-11-27}}</ref>
==Novels==
* ''A Si Ene'' (Not this one) (1954)
* ''Maduvha Ha Fani'' (Days Are Not the Same/Similar)
* ''Hu Na Savhadina'' (Beware of Savhadina)
* ''Mmanga Mawelewele, Maambiwa Ndi One'' (Rumours are True)
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