Thembelani Sithole who is mostly known by his pseudonym (Prince Themba) was born in Khayelisha in Nqutu, KwaZulu-Natal. He matriculated at Ubongumenzi Secondary School in the rural of Nqutu in 2012. He is currently studying Bachelor of Arts at the University of Pretoria. He writes poetry, essays, and short stories which some he publishes online in his blog. He now and then sends opinionated articles on News24 for publication. He is the author of a story, ‘Bestie’ on FunDza.