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Dolly Rathebe was a South African singer born on April 2, 1928, in Randfontein, near Johannesburg. She passed away on September 16, 2004. Rathebe became Africa's first acknowledged international female actor when she starred in the 1949 British-produced movie, "Jim Comes To Jo'burg," which was notable for being the first film to portray urban Africans in a positive light. Throughout her career, she served as the lead singer for popular township bands and later performed in 's Sikalo and The.

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