Biography
Dr Makaziwe Mandela is the eldest daughter of President Mandela. Based in Johannesburg, she is the Chairperson of House of Mandela, a lifestyle business she runs with her daughter Tukwini, as well as leading the House of Mandela Family Foundation.
Dr Mandela has degrees in Social Work and Sociology. She received a Fulbright Foreign Scholarship and a Fulbright Distinguished Fellowship Award to study at the University of Massachusetts, for a Masters in Sociology and a Doctorate in Anthropology.
As the eldest daughter of President Mandela, she carries a name that reverberates globally. But as her father used to say to her; ‘If your ambition is to be just like your father, you have no ambition at all.’
Dr Makaziwe Mandela has worked hard to carve out her own identity, expose herself to experiences in different sectors, different continents, and become an independent thought leader/globally in demand speaker, especially in the D&I, Gender Equality, Food Poverty & Leadership space.
She has enjoyed a range of roles in businesses as well as sitting on boards.
