Brother Tshepang of South Africa was the grand-prize winner of the 2024 Kinsman Poetry Slam. South African poet, programmer, musician, translator and academic. Born and raised in Vosloorus, a township in the east of Johannesburg, he discovered a love for poetry at the age of 9 and has since released poetry in audio, video and written format. His style of poetry infuses philosophy, theology, history and social justice and is also written in a variety of languages including English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sesotho.