He wrote several poems and songs in his spare time. At that stage, Tshindane used to be invited to different gathering to sing and render some poems. His uncle, Mr Mashua Tshindane, encouraged him to write more poems and to try his luck at the book publishers. Mr Mashua Tshindane is a well-known local poet.
Tshindane did not take his uncle’s opinion for granted. A few years later, he published his debut book of poems, Na rine ri vhathu. The success of this first anthology made publishing his second book, titled Ndi mushumo une kha lino ndi khou Lilesa, easy for Tshindane. He then disappeared from the publishing industry for several years.
Asked why he had been out of the picture for such a long time, Tshindane revealed that he was preparing something special for his fans during his absence. He resurfaced with his third book of poetry, Nndwa I tshe khulu, which literally translates to “the struggle is still far from over”. This was published two weeks ago and contains 50 poems.
Most of the poems are political, while others are praise songs. Some of the poems that form part of Nndwa I tshe khulu include vhafumakadzi na vhoinwi ni vhathu, Mandela kha vuwe vhafuni, Mulalo shangoni, Masipala tshumelo kha iye vhathuni, mabulayo a sa gumi and Ramaphosa ri phuluse.
Tshindane said that the book had already sold more than 400 copies and has been available at most of the local bookshops since the beginning of last month. The author can be reached on 082 0416060.
