Thabo is the first born child in a family of two boys. In the early 70's the city of Kings in kwaBulawayo gave birth to a multitalented true son of the soil who later fell in love with Plumtree town. A small, isolated , border town of Zimbabwe lying in the gates of Botswana. Plumtree, this is where Thabo grew up.

His late father Mr Joseph Nkomo came from Botswana in Francistown and his mother Mrs Josephine Nkomo from Gwanda in Zimbabwe.

Thabo grew up in the loving and caring hands of his mother. He started his primary school education at Nzwananzi then went to Fusi Primary school before going to Alanredfern Junior School in Plumtree.

In 1986 Thabo went to Embakwe High School for his O’ Levels. This is where it all started.

It was in one lazy Saturday afternoon during an open day in 1990 where Thabo found himself on stage acting as Bhadenga a character from the play/ book ‘My Uncle Grey Bhonzo.’ He was also the main character in a play he wrote and directed himself entitled ‘NgoJesu Dube baba!’ While ‘Isililo sentandane’ and ‘iZimbabwe’ were the two poems which showed him the way forward. Since then Thabo has never looked back. He is the mover moving with the movers. So let us move…

‘I actually wanted to be a story teller but every time when I told my story the audience said 'that was poetry'…This is how I started to concentrate on poetry.’ explains Thabo with a jovial smile. More of his creative writting took direction when he was in bed for three months after being involved in a car accident. He could not walk... the only thing for him left to do was to write poems and plays, and read a lot of novels.

Thabo is inspired by South African born poetry maestro, Mzwakhe Mbuli and Zimbabwe’s own Lerato Ndlovu uNqindi. His poetry has taken him to many places. Sister Florence Sitwala from the bishop’s house at St Mary’s Cathedral in Bulawayo was touched by Thabo’s poetry for a reason. Every time she had a recording with the national radio station; ZBC (Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation) she took Thabo along with him to back her religious programmes with his poetry. When priests were ordained Thabo was there with his poetry. In youth congress, he was there too. Many Catholics began to fall in love with Thabo’s poetry then. As a way of thanking their support Thabo produced a poem entitled ‘ Ziqhenye Mkhatholika’ (Be proud to be a catholic).

Thabo contributed many articles in the Chronicle Newspaper and Sunday News mostly. His name grew wide in the I hate & I love column, and letters to the Editor.

In 1995 Thabo started his teaching career at Tjehanga Primary School (Plumtree North) this is where he formed the junior cast of Isizwe Esitsha currently known as ‘AmaBorder Voices Theatre’. His three year teacher training course in United College of Education (UCE) in 1997, did not stop him from performing arts. In UCE he was elected to be the leader of entertainment and culture.

Thabo worked day and night as a classroom teacher and an artist. He directed the school drama clubs and participated in all drama., poetry and traditional dance competitions which they won. They went as far as the national level in Harare. Whilst AmaBorder Voices grew stronger and stronger everyday. With all the art productions performed, Thabo’s poetry was always the jewel of the crown.

Thabo is currently based in the UK, a teacher by profession. He is not just a poet but an actor, author, music producer and artistic director.

His enthusiasm has won him many hearts in Southern Africa and has taken UK by storm, performing at a number of private and corporate events. This may well be end of the beginning for ‘Tee Jay’, whose critics have described him as “The poet who has a face that is a poem without words. Behold the poet speaks!