Thina Dube was born in 1993, and he now lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Graduated from the University of Johannesburg, Dube holds a postgraduate diploma in Education and teaches at the National School of the Arts.
In his works, which explored identity and language politics in South Africa, Thina Dube frequently references the many layers of individuals’ identity, both the visible and the hidden one, and how one’s identity can be shaped by what languages they can or cannot speak.
Other themes unpacked in his works are social inclusion, the media, and perceived realities.