Lindiwe Mabuza

Lindiwe Mabuza (13 August 1938 – 6 December 2021) was a South African politician, diplomat, poet, academic, journalist, and cultural activist. 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. Mabuza also served as the chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund UK. Quotes Poetry is part of the struggle. You use the armed struggle; you use political methods… You recite a poem. It’s better than a three-hour speech. It gets to the heart of the matter. It moves people Rhodes University to honour the late diplomat, poet, and academic, Ambassador Lindiwe Mabuza, Quotes about her By;Thembi Msibi On behalf of my mother, Lindiwe Mabuza we thank Rhodes University for this prestigious award. As a family, we are both humbled and honoured at the recognition of her contribution and commitment to the struggle and her beloved country, South Africa.  It is most heartening that she was aware of this accolade as she received the letter from Rhodes shortly before her death. Indeed, I am convinced she is smiling down from the heavens Rhodes University to honour the late diplomat, poet, and academic, Ambassador Lindiwe Mabuza, By;Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sizwe Mabizela Our nation owes her an enormous debt of gratitude and appreciation for all the sacrifices she has made throughout her life as a committed freedom fighter, a determined cultural and literary activist and a champion for women’s emancipation. She was a phenomenal woman; a woman of grace; a woman of elegance; an embodiment of humility; and courage and dedication personified. Her use of poetry and other writings as a weapon against the brutal and iniquitous system of apartheid created hope for many who could not return to the place of their birth Rhodes University to honour the late diplomat, poet, and academic, Ambassador Lindiwe Mabuza Njikọ mpụga Category:Poets Category:Diplomats of South Africa Category:Human rights activists Category:2021 deaths Category:Women activists from South Africa Category:Women politicians in South Africa Category:Academic Journalists