Maqhubela was a member of Durant Sihlali's weekend artists group and studied under <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/cecil-edwin-frans-skotnes">Cecil Skotnes</a> and <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/sydney-alex-kumalo"><a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/sydney-alex-kumalo">Sydney Kumalo</a></a> at the Polly Street Art Centre in Johannesburg while still at school. He worked