hiː ænd hɪz fˈæmɪli ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd tə nˈɔːɹðɚn nˈeɪɾəl wˌɛɹ hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˈaʊt ˌɔn hɪz ˌækədˈɛmɪk kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪn lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv zˈʌluːlənd.
He and his family relocated to northern Natal where he started out on his academic career in Literature at the University of Zululand.