Thandi Ndlovu
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Thandi Ndlovu | |
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| Born | 1954 Soweto, South Africa |
| Died | (aged 65) North West Province, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Fort Hare University of Zambia |
| Occupations | Physician, businesswoman |
| Known for | Founder of Motheo Construction Group |
Thandi Ndlovu (1954 - August 24, 2019) was a South African medical doctor and businesswoman who was best known as the founder of the Motheo Construction Group.[1][2][3]
Ndlovu was born in Soweto, South Africa where she attended Orlando High School.[4]
In 1976, whilst a student at the University of Fort Hare, Ndlovu entered into exile in order to escape the attention of apartheid security services. Between 1977 and 1984, Ndlovu joined African National Congress as an Umkhonto we Sizwe member[2] operating outside of South Africa, moving from Mozambique to Zambia, and then onto southern Angola, where she received training; afterward, she attended a school for the Young Communist League in Moscow, USSR.[1]
Ndlovu majored in Chemistry and Biochemistry while pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Fort Hare. She was a natural leader and was involved in many organisations from a young age.[5]
In 1984 she enrolled at the University of Zambia to study medicine, after which she returned to South Africa and interned at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.[1]