Art Education	Arts and crafts at Tlakula High School, Springs
Workshops & Residencies	Thupelo Workshops (1985-92). Triangle workshop, USA (1992). Residency at Greatmore Studios, Cape Town (2004-07); Bag Factory, Johannesburg (2005)
Exhibitions	Solo exhibitions at the Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town (2004, 2005,2007); and Bag Factory, Johannesburg (2005). Joint exhibition with Nkoali Nawa, Renault showroom, Claremont (2005). Several group exhibitions in South Africa since 1979, Kwa Thema, Springs; also in Johannesburg. These include Tributaries (1985); and exhibitions at the Goodman and Shell Galleries. One group show in France (Benefit for Gerard Sekoto)
Collections	French Embassy; De Beers, London. Several private collections including Minister Pallo Jordan and art historian Barbara Lindop
Publications	R. Burnett Tributaries (1985); M. Manaka Echoes of African Art (1987); G. Younge Art of the South African Townships (1988); E. De Jager Images of Man (1992); M. Pissarra Botaki [Exhibitions 1 - 4] (2004, 2005, 2006). Also Staffrider.
Awards	Jazz Art Poetry Appreciation Award (1984)
Other	Member of the Bayajula arts society (1975-79). Worked for SABC as a sound effects maker. As founder of the Arts Enhancement Programme Phala taught children art in his garage from 1992- 98. Among those he is credited with mentoring is the late Nhlanhla Xaba.