Harriet Ngubane | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office May 1994 – April 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Inchanga, Natal Province Union of South Africa | 11 November 1929
Died | October 2007 (aged 77) |
Political party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
Spouse | Jethro Sibisi |
Relations | Ben Ngubane (brother) |
Children | 7, including Sibusiso Sibisi |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Natal University of Cambridge (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Social anthropology |
Notable works | Body and Mind in Zulu Medicine (1977) |
Harriet Ngubane (11 November 1929 – October 2007), formerly known as Harriet Sibisi, was a South African social anthropologist best known for her work on Zulu belief systems. Though educated in England, Ngubane spent the latter years of her career as a professor at the University of Cape Town. She represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004.