Nomatemba Tambo
British-South African diplomat and politician
Nomatemba Tambo (known as Thembi Tambo, born 1957) is a British-South African diplomat and politician, who was appointed High Commissioner of South Africa to the United Kingdom in March 2018.She was succeeded from 1 November 2022 by Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo.
Quotes
edit- It’s wonderful to have relationships with other countries, but we need to say ‘African solutions for African problems’, not ‘Western solutions for African problems’.
- “A nation that does not care about its youth does not deserve its future
- there is nothing wrong with young people having extreme views and holding them with passion.”
- the need to make sure young people who feel despondent, voiceless and hopeless understand that politicians care about them.
- The thing is to take that passion, intellectualize it and make it work for you. Make it useful for your community,
- The diplomat also believes it is important to communicate with Africa’s youth in order to secure the continent’s future.
- It’s all about communication. If you don’t talk, then you cannot understand anything about anybody,”
