Barbara Masekela

Barbara Masekela
Masekela in 2005
Born
Barbara Mosima Joyce Masekela

(1941-07-18) 18 July 1941
Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma materUniversity of Zambia: Ohio University
OccupationsPoet, educator and activist
Notable workPoli Poli (2021)
Children2
RelativesHugh Masekela (brother)
AwardsOrder of Luthuli

Barbara Mosima Joyce Masekela OLS (born 18 July 1941) is a South African poet, educator, and activist who has held positions of arts leadership within the African National Congress (ANC). Nelson Mandela appointed her the first new South African Ambassador to France and UNESCO in 1995.

Her debut memoir, Poli Poli, dedicated to her brother Hugh Masekela, was published in 2021. In 2023, she inaugurated the Johannesburg Festival of Women Writers.

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