Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi [SEP] occupation
Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi
Samuel Edward Krune Loliwe Ngxekengxeke Mqhayi (S. E. K. L. N Mqhayi, 1 December 1875–29 July 1945) was a Xhosa dramatist, essayist, critic, novelist, historian, biographer, translator and poet whose works are regarded as instrumental in standardising the grammar of isiXhosa and preserving the language in the 20 century.
Life.
Mqhayi was born in the village of Gqumashe (an old Mission station) in the Thyume valley near Alice in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa to parents Ziwani Krune
. The Lovedale Bible School continued as a separate Christian institution. Lovedale Press, in Alice, continues to publish religious and educational material in several languages.
The Ciskei Government closed the college in 1979 but later re-opened it. The campus at Alice continues today with an emphasis on Agriculture.
Notable alumni.
- Steve Biko
- Chris Hani
- William Wellington Gqoba
- Ellen Kuzwayo
- Z. K. Mathews
- Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi
- Govan Mbeki
- Gladys Mgudlandlu
- Charles