Nonhlanhla completed her undergraduate studies specializing in Biochemistry and Chemistry, and her honours degree in Chemistry at the University of Johannesburg. She completed her postgraduate studies with distinction from University of Cape Town in 2023. She joined Dr Oliver’s research group to pursue her PhD degree, which involves the design, synthesis and analysis of mixed-ligand Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and study their sorption properties and the effect of different functional groups on these properties. Outside the lab, she enjoys playing tennis and swimming.