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Donald Mmei Matjuda was born in St Brandans Hospital, on the 26 July 1978, in the District of GaMachaka. He is resident of Sekakene, Itieleng Village. He is born in the royal clan of Matjuda. Mr Nlafa Matjuda as the Induna for the Matjuda clan. He is the third child of five, born to Apinton Matome Matjuda (late) and Mokgadi Joyce Matjuda. His siblings are Phillip, Motlatso (late), Mosima and Mapela. His grandparents from the father side are Mapela Agnes Matjuda and David Nhlafa Matjuda, both are late.

He went to pre-school at Mamothibi Primary School, High School to Tladi and Secondary to Letheba. He matriculated in 1997 from Letheba with exemption. He took a gap year and started his first year in 1999. He went on to study Nature Conservation at the then Pretoria Technikon [now Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)]. He did his experiential training at Cape Peninsula National Park (now Table Mountain National Park) in the Cape. He completed his National Diploma in Nature Conservation in 2001, and in 2002 he started with his B - Tech at TUT. he completed his degree in 2004. Then in 2005, he went on to study Associate In Management (AIM) at University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. In 2006, he enrolled with Stellenbosch University to study Master's in Philosophy Environmental Management (Mphil). He completed in 2009 after a delay due to work pressures. He studied a certificate in Business Foundation with Louis Group Academy and Stellenbosch University Business School in 2009 and completed it that year. He continued to study Environmental Management Inspectorate course (EMI) popularly known as the Green Scorpion between July 2010 and July 2011. He enrolled to study Msc Project Management with UCT for 2013 and he is busy with his studies currently.

After his Experiential Training in 2002, he was offered a 5 months contract with TMNP as a Senior Supervisor for a Working for Water located in the Silvermine Section, in the same year he was offered another year contract located in the Cape Point Section as an Assistant Project Manager. In February 2003, He got a job at Western Cape Nature Conservation Board popularly known as CapeNature in the Bellville office as a Conservation Services Officer. He was appointed at Eskom Koeberg Nuclear Power Station as Environmental Officer in 2006. In May 2009, He joined Eskom Distribution Division as an Officer Environment & Quality. In 2011 February, He was promoted to an Environmental Advisor position. He is currently still in that position.

He is great leader, inspired, motivated, passionate, willing, able, creative, adventurous, loving, intelligent, powerful, committed, loyal, faithful and extremely optimistic with pinch of reality. He is God fearing and Loves the Lord with all his heart. He is an ardent soccer fan, loves Jomo Cosmos, He is outgoing, loves fun, loves hiking, running, plays indoor soccer, play games and physical challenges. He is sweet to know, generous, loves people and would like to see them succeed. He sometimes put people first before his own needs. He believes there is nothing impossible under the sun.., if others can do it. He can also do it. He is a dreamer and would like to achieve greatness. He loves a song by Diana Ross ft the Supremes that says "One day we will be together". This inspires him to even want to achieve more. He loves music, music completes him and sometimes put him on high.

This is only the beginning of great things to come...watch the space.

He is friends with the craziest person in the world Gugu :-)