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
