ASPIRE ART is proud to present an iconic, never before seen, painting titled The Poet, by social realist master George Pemba. Painted in 1970, the work is likely a portrait of the great ‘father of ...

REGARDED as one of South Afria’s greatest literary figures, S. E. K. Mqhayi remains under-appreciated because he wrote only in Xhosa. Considered the greatest of all Xhosa praise poets, Mqhayi’s ...

These are the words of Nontsizi Mgqwetho’s poetry. This is an extract from her poem Iziko le nyembezi (The vale of tears) written in 1921. My previous post was about Charlotte Mannye Maxeke. It ...