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S.E.K. Mqhayi
(South Africa, 1875–1945)Samuel Edward Krune Loliwe Ngxekengxeke Mqhayi was born in Gqumashe in Alice, Transkei, in 1875.
He grew up in Centane, in Gcaleka, and died in 1945.
Sek mqhayi biography of christopher
The poet’s autobiography, entitled UMqhayi waseNtabozuko, published in 1939, is a rich source of information about this intriguing legend, considered by many to be the father of Xhosa poetry and awarded the honorific ‘the Shakespeare of Xhosa’.
The only son of his family, Mqhayi was dedicated and hard-working.
The loss of his mother at an early age influenced his self-determination, which emerges strongly in much of his writing.
A sense of place had tremendous influence on his patriotism. His concern and care for his people show particularly in UMqhayi waseNtabozuko, in which he makes a clarion call for African people to be united.
Contributions to newspapers such as Izwi labantu, Imvo and Umteteli wabantu earned him the title of ‘Imbongi yakwaGompo’