Lindiwe Mabuza | |
|---|---|
| South African High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2001–2009 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Carolus |
| Succeeded by | Zola Skweyiya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1938 Newcastle, Natal, South Africa |
| Died | 6 December 2021 (aged 83) |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Children | Thembelihle Msibi |
| Alma mater | College of Grailville Community Stanford University University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | Politician, diplomat, poet, academic, journalist, activist |
Lindiwe Mabuza (13 August 1938 – 6 December 2021) was a South African politician, diplomat, poet, academic, journalist, and cultural activist.[1] She was an anti-apartheid activist who went on to serve her country as a member of the first democratically elected parliament of South Africa. She then proceeded to a career as a distinguished diplomat. She served on the Advisory Board of Elders of the Ifa Lethu Foundation, which repatriates South African artworks. She was a patron of Dramatic Need, a United Kingdom–based charity that promotes creative arts for children, and was an advisory Council Member of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation. She served as the chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund UK.