Sandile Welcome Ncanana was born at Marianhill, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, matriculated at Margot Fonteyn High School in 1993. Sandile completed a BSc (Microbiology) Degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in 1999, BSc Hons (Biomolecular Technology) at UKZN as well as an MSc Degree in Biochemistry and PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. He has also completed executive management courses with Wits Business School that include Grow Your Business as well as the course on Corporate Renewal and Turnaround Strategy. Sandile has more than 15 years of investment management experience in technological innovation and commercialization environment, has served in the boards and committees of various companies. He is an entrepreneur and an african industrialist with passion for starting businesses from the ground up.