Born in KwaDukuza, Shakaville township, and raised in Mandeni’s Mantungwini area, in North of KwaZulu-Natal, Simangaliso Ntshangase known as Simanga Iciko in the creative space, is a qualified journalist and an author of a Zulu short-story anthology titled Ngithweseni Nginje! He also contributed in the writing of a recently published biography titled Ancestruck: The Snegugu Mghobozi Story. Passionate about all things arts, Simanga Iciko is the founder of a vernacular online publication called UMAKA Magazine. With just five years experience in the media industry, he has worked for two of Independent Media’s popular newspapers in Isolezwe and the Sunday Tribune. Among his ambitions, is to keep on telling thought-provoking yet relatable stories that seeks to resonate with anyone and or everyone, while taking pride in his mother tongue’s Zulu language.