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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Thuli Madonsela
- Madonsela’s most anticipated investigations to date are the two matters her office is currently dealing with: The upgrade of President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home and the government task team which probed the Gupta plane landing at Waterkloof Air Force Base.
- She graduated with a BA in Law from the University of Swaziland in 1987, and an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1990
- She was a member of the team who drafted the final constitution of South Africa promulgated by then President Nelson Mandela in 1996
- Her passion for law and justice was ignited when she was growing up during the 1970’s era when I witnessed some of my family members hiding from the police because they didn’t have their passes
- She has two children; Wantu 23 and Wenzile 21 which are also her source of strength and peace
- Her favourite book in the bible is Proverbs and her favorite verse is Jeremiah 29 verse 11
- She was never married to her late partner as she didn’t believe in getting married
- She intends to write a book on her experiences after her term is over
- She was part of the 2011Real Magazine 100 Most Influential Women in South Africa
- Another thing that people don’t know is that as strong as she is she cries on her job sometimes