Nhlanhla Collen Mabaso was born on January 1, 1967 in Komatipoort, South Africa. He cut his academic teeth at Siboshwa Primary School in 1974 and matriculated at Mjokwane Senior Se...view moreNhlanhla Collen Mabaso was born on January 1, 1967 in Komatipoort, South Africa. He cut his academic teeth at Siboshwa Primary School in 1974 and matriculated at Mjokwane Senior Secondary School in 1987. He obtained a BA, B.Ed. (Hons) and PGCE at the University of Limpopo.
He was an educator for 21 years after which he moved into business in 2012. He once served as Ehlanzeni’s regional chairperson of the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU). He’s been a freelance writer and journalist for a number of publications.
Mabaso also served in a number of community initiatives and projects but regards the years he spent at the SABC’s Ligwalagwala FM as the most enriching years of his professional life.view less