UDokotela Sicelo Ziphozonke Ntshangase wazalwa zingama-26 ku- Ephreli 1975, eNgwavuma, eNyakatho nekwaZulu-Natali. Uzalwa yisithole sakwaNyawo, uBekiwe Nester, benoDumba Wilson Ntshangase. Ungowesihlanu ezinganeni eziyisithupha, amantombazane amathathu: uThembeni, uPhakanyisiwenoPhumlile kanye nabafana ababili: uSibongeleni noSiphelele. Unabantwana abahlanu: uThembisa, uLindokuhle, u-Olwethu, u-Aphile kanye noNkazimulo Ziphozonke Junior. Ushade noBongiwe (okaMalinga).Uke wafundisa i-Teaching Methodology yesiZulu nesiNdebele, eNyuvesi yasePitoli, eGroenkloef Campus. Manje usefundisa eNyuvesi yaKwaZulu-Natali.