Zakes Mda (amezaliwa 1948 mjini Herschel na jina kamili Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda) ni mwandishi wa Afrika Kusini. Hasa amejulikana kwa tamthiliya zake. Dead End (1979) We Shall Sing for the Fatherland (1979) Dark Voices Ring (1979) The Hill (1980) The Road (1982) And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses (1993) When People Play People: Development Communication through Theatre (1993) Orodha ya Waandishi wa Afrika Kusini Chapman, Michael. 2003. Southern African Literatures, University of Natal Press. ISBN 1-86914-028-1