Tiyo Soga

Tiyo Soga
Tiyo Soga.
Born	1829 (1829)
Died	12 August 1871(1871-08-12) (aged 41–42) Tutura, near Gcuwa, Xhosa Kingdom
Nationality	Xhosa
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Occupation(s)	Journalist, minister, translator, missionary evangelist, and composer of hymns
Spouse(s)	Janet Soga, née Burnside (1857–1871)
Children	7 surviving, including Jotello Festiri Soga and Jessie Margaret Soga
Awards	Order of Ikhamanga in Gold

Tiyo Soga (1829 – 12 August 1871) was a Xhosa journalist, minister, translator, missionary evangelist, and composer of hymns. Soga was the first black South African to be ordained, and worked to translate the Bible and John Bunyan's classic work Pilgrim's Progress into his native Xhosa language.^[1]