Dr Tendani Mabuda has a Diploma in General (Psychiatry, Community) and Midwifery Nursing Science (Accoucheur) – Venda Nursing College (1991); BA Cur degree – UNISA (1998); Master’s degree in health sciences – UNISA (2006) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) WITS (2017). He worked as a Nurse Manager in various hospitals within the Limpopo Province until 2006.

In 2007 he was appointed as the Director of Nursing – Department of Health in the Western Cape Provincial Government. He is a former Registrar of the South African Nursing Council (2010-2015) and is currently employed by the Provincial Department of Health and Wellness – Western Cape as the Director of Nursing Education and the Western Cape College of Nursing.