Nkululeko Dube

Nkululeko  Dube is the founder/director of IYASA Arts. He was born in Plumtree close to the Ramokwebana River and was brought up by his grandparents. His love for the arts was evident in his childhood days as him and his friends would make dolls out of wire and sticks and make them dance while they sang and entertained their crowds all over the village. Sometimes their performances were so good that the crowds felt compelled to throw a few coins to them.Mr Dube did his primary education at Senga Primary School in Gweru and later transfered to Matshayiskhova Primary in Bulawayo. Mr Dube proceeded to do his O level and A level education at Mzingwane High School where he initiated students to form a Drama club and he continued to cultivate his love for the arts.As soon as he was through with his A level education in 1994, Mr Dube went to South Africa and attended The School of Committed Artist which was under the famous writer Mbongeni Ngema. In 1996 he went to Hillside Teachers College where he trained to be a teacher while he was also studying for a degree in Media Studies. Mr Dube continued his pursuit for arts and formed a drama group at the teachers college. As part of his teacher training Mr Dube was deployed to Mpopoma High School where he found that all the students and teachers focused mainly on sports with little attention given to the arts. Mr Dube once again formed a drama club, The Mpopoma Drama Club, which started off with only 8 members. Mr Dube wanted to leave a mark and began to work on big performances. At one point he used Mbongeni Ngemas song Woza Mofohloza in one of his productions and this got him the national recognition he needed. So good was his production that his drama group was requested to take part in the very first galas. Currently Mr Dube lives in the Gwabalanda suburb with his wife Noma, an IYASA performer and his son Mbongeni who he named after his role model Mbongeni Ngema. Mr Dube whose policy is simply innocent, is a follower of football and he is a fan of Manchester United, Sundowns and Highlanders.