Madlanga was born in 1962 in Njijini village, Mount Frere, in the rural Transkei, and attended Mariazell High School in Matatiele.
Madlanga was born in 1962 in Njijini village in the rural Transkei. Madlanga attended Mariazell High School in Matatiele. Mount Frere was Njijini village.