Mongane Wally Serote, born on May 8, 1944, in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, is a notable South African poet and writer recognized for his contributions to the renewal of black cultural life in South Africa. He was arrested in 1969 under apartheid laws and spent nine months in solitary confinement. Serote won the Ingrid Jonker Prize in 1974 and studied at Columbia University on a Fulbright Scholarship. He returned to South Africa in 1979, later becoming an ANC parliament member in 1994, where he led various cultural committees. He also received a D.Litt from Natal University in 1991.
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May 8, 1944 Facts
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Mongane Wally Serote belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Sophiatown
Educated At: Columbia University School of the Arts | Columbia University
Occupation: politician | poet | writer
Employers: Medu Arts Ensemble | ANC
Awards Received: Order of Palestine for Culture, Science and Arts | Golden Wreath | Fulbright Scholarship | Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.
Ephemeris for May 8, 1944
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 17 Taurus 57 | 18 Taurus 21 | 5 Leo 28 |
| Moon | 22 Scorpio 46 | 4 Libra 51 | 8 Scorpio 57 |
| Mercury | 8 Taurus 36 | 27 Aries 2 | 29 Leo 36 |
| Venus | 4 Taurus 39 | 5 Aries 5 | 14 Leo 11 |
| Mars | 22 Cancer 6 | 9 Leo 13 | 10 Virgo 14 |
| Jupiter | 17 Leo 51 | 22 Gemini 57 | 0 Virgo 24 |
| Saturn | 25 Gemini 1 | 28 Pisces 30 | 5 Cancer 10 |
| Uranus | 7 Gemini 40 | 26 Taurus 47 | 12 Gemini 3 |
| Neptune | 1 Libra 47 | 1 Aries 19 | 2 Libra 2 |
| Pluto | 6 Leo 29 | 3 Aquarius 48 | 8 Leo 15 |
| Rahu | 1 Leo 22 | 24 Pisces 43 | 27 Cancer 4 |
| Ketu | 1 Aquarius 22 | 24 Virgo 43 | 27 Capricorn 4 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Mongane Wally Serote's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 17 December, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 17 December, 2025
