Mr Arthur Thamsanqa Ntuli was born in 1973 at Nkandla in an area called Vumanhlamvu. He studied primary education at Vumanhlamvu primary school and did secondary education at Nomangci Secondary now known as Mzikazi secondary. He did standard 8 at Sibonokuhle Secondary and standard 10 (matric) at Nkandla secondary. After matric he worked as a cleaner and cashier at Mabedlane (Mahlabathini) in a shop known as Ndlovane. He also worked as a security guard under Gray Security Company at Ulundi. In 1993 he was appointed as an unqualified teacher at Mashinga Secondary school where he registered a Diploma in Education (part time studies) at Rand Afrikaans University.