Margaret Sarfo
Margaret Sarfo | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1957 |
| Died | May 8, 2014 (aged 57) |
| Resting place | Osu Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Employer | The Mirror Graphic Communications Group Limited |
| Spouse | Kojo Safo |
| Children | 4 |
Margaret Sarfo (pen name Peggy Oppong, née Odame; 26 January 1957 – 8 May 2014)[1] was a Ghanaian author and journalist. She worked with the Graphic Communications Group Limited rising through the ranks to become the Editor of The Mirror.[2][3]
Early life and education[edit]
Sarfo was born in 1957 to Daniel Odame and his wife, of Mpraeso, Kwahu, in south Ghana.[1] She attended primary schools in Adabraka, Accra, followed by the Okuapeman Secondary School, Akropong in 1971 where she attained the General Certificate of Education (GCE), Ordinary and Advanced levels.[1] She enrolled at the University of Ghana in 1979, graduating with a BA (Hons) in English and Russian.[1] After a year studying in Russia,[1][2] she returned to the University of Ghana and obtained a Graduate Diploma and MPhil degrees in Communication Studies.[1]..
Career[edit]
Margaret Safo joined the then Graphic Cooperation for her national service. She became a permanent employment as a staff writer in the 2nd January,1987. She earned the honor of becoming the Deputy Editor of The Mirror on 14 May 1998 and became the Editor on 2 January 2003 in due course. Margaret Safo retired from the Graphics Communications Group in 2011 to write and publish her novels, including the following:
Selected works[edit]
- The dancing money box[4]
- End of the Tunnel[5]
- Red Heifer[6]
- Adventures of Cleopas[7]
- Julia's Dance
- No Roses for Sharon
- The Black Heel... a terrifying betrayal[8]
Personal life[edit]
She was married to Mr. Kojo Safo after meeting him during her school days at the University of Ghana and joined him later in Nigeria in 1982; where she taught English Language at the Methodist Comprehensive High School in Ekiti State. They returned to Ghana three years afterwards.[2] She had for children;Mrs Sena Offei-Anim of Fidelity Bank, Tamale; Ms Sedina Safo of Peggy Oppong Books, Accra; Samuel Safo of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi[9] and Mrs Dela Bonsu, Graphic Communication Group Limited.
Death and Funeral[edit]
Mrs Margaret Sarfo died at the 37 Military Hospital on May 8, 2014. She was laid to rest at the Osu Cemetery on Saturday, June 28. She left behind her husband and four children.[2][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Kwei, Rebecca (4–10 June 2014). Kitcher, Mavis (ed.). "Peggy Oppong goes home". Junior Graphic (691). Graphic Communications Group: 23. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d Bokpe, Seth J. "Margaret Safo laid to rest". Graphic. Graphic. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Ghanaian writers participate in international symposium". Ghana Web. GNA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Ampon, Fanny Nana (9 September 2006). "The dancing money box. Book Review". The Mirror. No. 2699. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Mahama, Ayesha, Yaba Badoe on list of 27 essential books by Ghanaians". MyJoyOnline. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ van de Bruinhorst, Gerard (10 June 2019). "'On rape and revenge: reading Peggy Oppong's "Red heifer" against the decolonisation of African Studies collections'". News from the Centre of African Studies Library, University of Cambridge. University of Edinburgh: Paper presented at the SCOLMA CONFERENCE 2019. 'Decolonising African Studies: questions and dilemmas for libraries, archives and collections'. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Peggy Oppong – Booknook.store". Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ 2012, Peggy Oppong Books, ISBN 978-9988-8506-4-7
- ^ a b "Margaret Safo passes on". Graphic. Daily Graphic. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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