Harriet Ngubane
Harriet Ngubane | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – April 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1929 Inchanga, Natal Province Union of South Africa |
| 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.