Personal details

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
• Mthatha : 10 July 2005 – 31 May 2012  
• Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: 2012
• Acting Justice, Constitutional Court: 2018