▁elected ▁parliament ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁She ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁distinguished ▁diplom at . ▁She ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁E ld ers ▁of ▁the ▁If a ▁L eth u ▁Foundation , ▁which ▁rep atri ates ▁South ▁African ▁art works . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Need , ▁a ▁UK - based ▁char ity ▁that ▁prom otes ▁cre ative ▁arts ▁for ▁children , ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁advis ory ▁Council ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Th ab o ▁M be ki ▁Foundation . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁Children ' s ▁Fund ▁UK . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁M ab u za ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New castle , ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal , ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁She ▁completed ▁her ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁St ▁Louis ▁Bet rand ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁New castle . ▁She ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁attend ▁Roma ▁College ▁in ▁Les oth o ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree . ▁O wing ▁to ▁her ▁struggle ▁to ▁find ▁employ ment ▁in ▁apart heid ▁South ▁Africa , ▁M ab u za ▁moved ▁to ▁Sw az il and ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁Z ulu . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁where ▁she ▁completed ▁a ▁Masters ▁degree ▁in ▁English . ▁She ▁went ▁further ▁to ▁obtain ▁her ▁second ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁History ▁major ing ▁in ▁American