Dr Siphiwo Mahala is a short story writer, novelist, playwright and literary critic playing his trade in English and isiXhosa. He is the founder and editor of Imbiza Journal for African Writing. His latest play, Bloke and His American Bantu, will be staged at the 2022 National Arts Festival in Makhanda. Can Themba: The Making and Breaking of the
Intellectual Tsotsi, is a product of his Doctoral thesis.
