ULieutenant General Themba Matanzima CCM SM UMMM wayeyisikhulu sombutho wezempi waseNingizimu Afrika, futhi wasebenza njengoMsombululi Wezempi. Wazalwa ngomhlaka 2 Febhuwari 1953 eCofimvaba.Ujoyine iTranskei Defence Force ngoJanuwari 1977. UMatanzima wadlulisela kuMbutho Wezokuvikela Kazwelonke waseNingizimu Afrika ngokuhlanganiswa ngonyaka we-1994.Ngemuva kwesikhathi eseKomidini eliDidiyelwe Lokubumbana Lamasosha ebelibheka inqubo yokuhlanganiswa, wabe eseba nguGeneral Officer Commanding Eastern Province Command ngo-1996. Ngo-1998 waba yiNduna Yezabasebenzi. Ngo-1999 waqokwa waba yiNhloko Yezabasebenzi wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba ngu-lieutenant general. Ngo-2000, i-SANDF yahlela kabusha futhi yaqokwa esikhundleni esisha esasanda kwenziwa seChief of Joint Support. Ngo-2004 waqokwa njengeChief of Corporate Staff kwaze kwaba ngu-2005, lapho eba yiChief Human Resources. Waqoka uMphathi Wezokusebenza Ngokuhlanganyela ngomhlaka 1 Septhemba 1, 2007 ngemuva kokushona kukaLt General Sipho Binda engozini yemoto ngo-2006. Ngo-2010 usebenze njengebamba likaNobhala Wezokuvikela kanye ne-Acting CSANDF kaningi.