 She matriculated at Mariasdal High School in Tweespruit in 1979.Thereafter she obtained a BProc degree at the University of Zululand in 1983, an LLB from the North-West University in 1986, and a Diploma in Industrial Relations at Damelin College in 1988.She worked as a legal adviser to the Bophutatswana government for four years, before becoming an advocate in 1988.