About Nomatemba Tambo
Born 1957. Nomatemba Tambo is a South African diplomat and politician.
Nomatemba Gugulethu Pudnixia Olivia Tambo (known as Thembi Tambo, born 1957 ) is a British-South African diplomat and politician, who was appointed High Commissioner of South Africa to the United Kingdom in March 2018. She was succeeded from 1 November 2022 by Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo.
Education Tambo has a BA in History and English at the University of Roehampton in London. This was followed by a law degree at University of the Witwatersrand in 2002. In 2007, she completed her diplomatic training.
Career Tambo was part of the Anti-Apartheid Movement.
Personal life Tambo is the daughter of Oliver Tambo. She attended the dedication of a statue to him in 2019.
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British-South African diplomat and politician
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Nomatemba Tambo was born in 1957.
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Nomatemba Tambo is South African.
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