As the founder of Kairos Ark Publishing, an independent South African publishing house, and the Qhali-Sizwe Youth Mission (NPC), a non-profit organization, Qhali works to support children and women in South Africa through literature, indigenous languages, and the arts.

In 2024, she published her debut poetry collection, Crying in My Mother’s Tongue (Ukulila), as part of the New-Generation African Poets series by Akashic Books and the African Poetry Book Fund.

Qhali’s writing explores culture, women’s experiences, and social justice issues, with her work featured in literary journals like The New Contrast Literary Journal, The Kalahari Review, and Agbowo Mag. Loss – iLahleko, edited by Qhali, is a multilingual anthology and survival guide on GBV, featuring 11 women writers representing each of the country’s official languages. The project also included a virtual platform for broader support. Her work in literature was nominated for the CCI Awards for Outstanding Publisher of the Year in 2024.

Qhali is a director at Qhama Social Housing Institute, an urban renewal NGO committed to addressing racial imbalances, historical displacement, and socio-economic inequalities by developing integrated housing solutions for low-income families. In 2015, she led the development of the Steve Biko Precinct, South Africa’s first integrated urban renewal social housing and heritage preservation project. The precinct, located at the site where Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko sustained his fatal injuries, now provides homes to mother’s youth while preserving a critical piece of South Africa’s liberation history.

As an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity (AFRE), Qhali continues to integrate her passion for literature, social justice, and community development to build safer, more inclusive spaces for women and children, blending the power of the arts with sustainable development.