Jimmy Korea Mpatsa holds an Advanced Level Certificate in Economics and Literature. He has been in marketing since I973, working in various companies such as Import and Export Limited, Press Agencies Limited, Blantyre Newspapers Limited, Sales Services Limited, Goodyear Tyres rising to managerial positions till he set up his investment magnate, Mpatsa Holdings Limited. A successful businessman and business captain. He has written several short-stories in the early and late 80s which were published in glamour magazines such as Readers Digest, Star and Zimbabwean Parade.