Mohale Mashigo is a South African award-winning singer-songwriter, novelist, and former radio presenter. Her debut novel The Yearning was shortlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2016, and the South Africa Literary Awards and won the University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Debut Writing 2016. It was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2018. Her work with South African comic series Kwezi was shortlisted for the Nommo Awards 2019.