Soweto is an abbreviation for South-West Townships, and it is located to the west of Johannesburg. It is home to some of the world's greatest slum populations and serves as the scene for Mtshali's poetry. In conclusion, nightfall arrives like "a feared sickness" (line 2) that wreaks havoc beyond repair (inf. line 5). Mtshali is a contemporary Zimbabwean poet and writer. His work has been described as challenging both culturally and linguistically. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997. He is one of only two black writers (the other being Ngugi wa Thiong'o from Tanzania) to have won this prize. Nightfall is a collection of ten poems written by Mtshali. The book was published in 1977 when he was just 24 years old. It is regarded as a seminal work in the development of modern-day Zimbabwean poetry. In addition to his work as a poet, Mtshali is also known for writing political essays and novels that focus on social issues such as poverty, unemployment, and corruption. He has been imprisoned several times for his activism. Mtshali was born on April 26, 1945 in Gokwe, then part of British-ruled Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).