List of Prominent South Africans who studied and worked in Zimbabwe

Prominent South Africans who studied and worked in Zimbabwe

There are a number of prominent South Africans whose footsteps can be traced back to Zimbabwe. Some South Africans studied and worked in Zimbabwe.

Here are some of them

Tshepo Motsepe

The First Lady of South Africa worked at Parirenyatwa, the largest hospital in Zimbabwe. The trained doctor also worked in private practice and in hospitals including amongst them, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in South Africa.

Sophie Ndaba

She is one prominent person who studied in Zimbabwe before returning to work in South Africa.

Sophie Ndaba was born in South Africa and stayed in Soweto in her early childhood.

The actress was sent by her mother to an orphanage in Eastlea, a suburb in Harare, Zimbabwe to get a better education than what was available in apartheid South Africa.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize