Public protector before thuli madonsela biography

Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela was born in in Soweto. Her parents, Nomasonto and Bafana were both traders. She obtained a bachelor of Law from the University of Swaziland in and three years later, an LLB at Wits University.

She then started working as an assistant teacher at her former school, Evelyn Baring High School, and taught from to In she entered the legal profession as a legal and education officer at the Paper Printing Wood & Allied Workers Union where she worked from to

Since , Madonsela has worked in several government departments, civil society organisations, and academia.

She has, for instance, lectured law at Wits University; been the presiding officer at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC); worked as deputy director at the Justice Department and held the position of managing director at the Office of the Status of Women in the Presidency. 

On 19 October Madonsela was appointed Public Protector by Pr