Victoria Chitepo
Politician and National Heroine Victoria was born Victoria Mahamba-Sithole on the 28th of March 1927, Natal, in South Africa. She…
Politician and National Heroine
Victoria was born Victoria Mahamba-Sithole on the 28th of March 1927, Natal, in South Africa. She met her husband the late nationalist and Zimbabwe’s first black lawyer Herbert Chitepo at Adams College in Natal South Africa where they were both students.
Education:
Adams College, Natal, South Africa
University of Natal, South Africa
University of Birmingham, UK
Academic Achievements:
Certificate in Education
Post Graduate Diploma In Education
Career:
Teacher (Natal) (1946-53)
Social Worker, Salisbury (1955-58)
Welfare Officer, Tanzania (1966-68)
Political Career:
Member of Parliament ZANU (1980)
Government Minister in various portfolios
