Clement Manyathela hails from a village called Vaalbank in Mpumalanga. He graduated from the University of Pretoria with A Bachelor Of Arts degree in Journalism in 2013.

He’s worked as a reporter for more than nine years and has spent many of those years reporting on politics.

He started his career at the Pretoria News as a weekend reporter while studying, had a stint at the SABC news online. He has had stints at Africa News Network and Power FM among other news organisations.

Clement - who still works as a journalist for Eyewitness News - has interviewed senior politicians and industry leaders and has covered major stories including the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe and the funeral service of former president Robert Mugabe and the 2014 elections in Lesotho.