This title examines how Nontsizi Mgqwetho, a Xhosa woman writing in the 1920s, appropriated the traditional male imbongi role to address social, cultural, and political concerns of black South Africans through newspaper poetry, including:

• Analysis of Nontsizi Mgqwetho's appropriation of the traditional male imbongi role in 1920s South Africa
• Examination of the transition from oral praise poetry to print media as a vehicle for political and cultural discourse
• Documentation of early African literary criticism and epistemic freedom concepts predating contemporary decolonial scholarship
• Study of African political leadership and national identity formation during the 1920s newspaper era
• Investigation of gender dynamics in African literary production and women's participation in public discourse

This title has been co-published with UKZN Press. T&F does not sell or distribute the print versions in Sub-Saharan Africa.