Personal:       

10 July 1954, Qokolweni village, Mqanduli, Eastern Cape  

Wife:  Sbongile Sybil
Three children

Education:

Matric: Bensonvale High School, 1972

B. Proc, 1978
LLB degree at the University of Natal, 1989
Permanently appointed to the Bench in July 2005

Professional History

Attorney: 1982 – 2005

Judge of High Court,  Mthatha : 10 July 2005 – 31 May 2012  
Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 2012 - July 2024