Dr Theophilus Mukhuba was born on the 6th August 1964 in Soweto, Johannesburg. I attended school in Soweto and Venda and obtained my BA degree (Majors: English, Literature and History) from the University of Venda in 1987. In 1988 I obtained my UED (University Education Diploma), my BA (Hons) at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) in 1992. I went on to complete my M.Ed in Linguistics from the same university in 1998. My PhD in English Literature was conferred by the University of the North in 2001.
I have worked as an English teacher at high school level for approximately 10 years and at university level for 13 years now. I am currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the North-West University (Mafikeng Campus).