Nicknamed "Two Ways",[1][2] Xulu was born and raised in Caluza near Edendale in Msunduzi Local Municipality, which falls under KwaZulu-Natal's Umgungundlovu District.
[5] He led the branch until December 2021, when Mzimkhulu Thebolla, the Mayor of Msunduzi, was elected as the new Regional Chairperson.
[6][7] While leading the Moses Mabhida branch, Xulu was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature in the 2019 general election, ranked 40th on the ANC's party list.
[8] In September 2020, there was a minor scandal when the provincial government published its intention to sign a R180-million rental contract with a company owned by Xulu's 28-year-old daughter, Sindile.
The investigation reportedly uncovered that Sindile's company had been registered just three weeks before the tender was advertised, did not own any property, and had submitted a bid about R100-million higher than Rebosis's bid.