A graduate of Boston University, Themba was a founder of the South Africa Development Fund, which was established in 1985. He then sat on the executive of the ANC in the USA, serving as its chair for over a decade. Upon his return to South Africa in 1996, Themba co-founded Scientific Resource Management.
Themba has been an Intenda director since 2001, and served as Chairman of the Group from 2001 to 2017.
