Mambisa to Durbs is in part a story of romance where typically the girl meet the boy and they fall in love until something else forces them to part, in this case the guy, a Travel Writer, gets submerged in his never ending travel commitments the demands of his work. Palesa must decide whether to save her relationship and avoid premature ending of their romance or chose her radio career first. Mambisa to Durbs, is also a story of a social justice activism where Palesa crosshairs with misogyny and patriarchy in Thembisa where she lives. She grapples with elementary problems such as women hair that is still subject to ridicule by male chauvinists and body shaming. Dika, Palesa's Tribesman follower is erroneously misidentified a homosexual and get attacked by a group of gangsters outside Wilson High the school he attends. Palesa get to know of the assault on the innocent and turns to the power of social media and the airways to make noise on behalf of Dika. She not only draws attention to the marginalised but wins new friends along the way and succeeds turning public opinion against misogyny. This is a narrative that challenges the stereotypes and social prejudices. The author weaves issues of social justice into fast moving dialogue without reducing the character into a mouthpiece for the LGBTQ+ community.