Sanele Ntshingana is a Rhodes University graduate. He majored in Television Journalism and Politics.

Sanele was born and bred in Grahamstown. He is a poet, activist and a thinker.

As an activist, he is particularly interested in education , particularly of learners who are coming from backgrounds deemed disadvantaged. As a result of his activism, he has involved himself with various NGOs in Grahamstown on a volunteer and on Board of Directors level.

Upstart and Inkululeko are two organizations he has worked with over the years that are based in Grahamstown. These organizations both share a similar vision of improving and bettering the education of learners who are coming from underprivileged backgrounds and to open opportunities and scaffolds for them to access higher education after matriculating.