Career
He was a Major General in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). He was a fierce opponent of the apartheid government. Tshali was born in Portuguese Elizabeth on 16 October 1938, he did his primary and senior secondary schooling at Upper United Mission School and Newell High School in New Brighton respectively.
Tshali joined the African National Congress and MK in 1961.
He served in various capacities until his return to South Africa in 1992. He served as the African National Congress Chief Representative in Mozambique between 1975 and 1983.
In 1967-1968, Tshali was the deputy commander of the Luthuli Contingent which fought alongside Zimbabwean People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) forces in the Wankie Sipollilo campaign. In 1994 Tshali was integrated into the SANDF where he obtained the rank of Major General and served the South African Army as the leader of Project Juggernaut which dealt with issues of troop discipline.
