Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us: 10 Inspiring Singers, Writers & Artists

Athambile Masola is a teacher, writer and poet. She is the founder of Asinakuthula Collective (www.asinakuthula.org), a collective of teachers and researchers interested in women’s history. She is a member of Bua-lit Language and Literacy Collective, which works on social justice in language and literacy education. She has written poetry in Xhosa, titled Ilifa (2021). She is a lecturer in the History Department at the University of Cape Town.
Xolisa Guzula is a lecturer in language and literacy studies with a focus on multilingual and multiliteracy education at the University of Cape Town. She specialises in multilingual education, especially in teaching children to read and write in two languages. She is one of the founders of a network of reading clubs growing across the country. She has written four children’s books and translated many children’s books from English to Xhosa. She is a member of Bua-lit Language and Literacy Collective, which works on social justice in language and literacy education.