Khathu was born in Zamenkomste village, at the foot of the Soutpansberg Mountain of South Africa’s Limpopo Province. In 2015, he started his working career as part of a reserve maintenance team for Leshiba Game Reserve, in the heart of the western Soutpansberg. In November 2017, he joined the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s, in partnership with the Rainforest Trust, newly formed Soutpansberg Protected Area (SPA) as a Field Ranger. As a SPA Field Ranger, Khathu is tasked with detecting and controlling illegal activities on the reserve, by means of regular patrolling . He also supplies special information of a biological nature as well as perform incidental tasks such as maintenance of infrastructure. Khathu enjoys hiking and playing sports such as soccer and cricket.