Nkanyiso Goodnews Simelane holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Political & International Studies, and an Honours degree in Political & International Studies from Rhodes University. He is currently enrolled for a Masters at the University of Witwatersrand’s Department of Political Studies. His thesis assesses the potential political impacts of a Constitutional Court judgement permitting South African independent candidates to contest for election into the provincial and national Legislatures without being members of a political party.