Thandile Sunduza

Thandile Babalwa Sunduza (born 15 November 1977) is a South African politician, diplomat and former civil servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2008 to 2014. She was appointed as Consul-General of South Africa to the United States in 2020.

Early life and career Sunduza was born on 15 November 1977 in Soweto in Johannesburg. After matriculating in Johannesburg, she studied sports management, earning a BTech in the subject from Vaal University of Technology. She was re-elected to a full legislative term in the 2009 general election

She did not stand for re-election to her legislative seat in 2014 and instead returned to her career in public administration, including as a parliamentary liaison officer for the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration. In the next general election in 2019, she stood for election to the National Assembly, but she was ranked 199th on the ANC's national party list and did not secure a seat. In 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Sunduza as Consul-General of South Africa to the United States; she headed South Africa's West Coast mission, based in Los Angeles.

Personal life Sunduza is Christian and has one daughter.