23 October 1920
Mgqwetho, the first poem of Nontisi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) was published in Umteteli under her clan name, Cizama. She is the sole significant female Xhosa poet up to now and her work is only now being rediscovered. She contributed close to ninety poems, which urged South African Black people to put aside their differences and unite to fight against the White oppressors. Her poetry also recognised the role of rural people in the struggle against apartheid. Click here to read more about the arts in South Africa Click here to read specifically about South African literature
References

Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2.|Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.