ations ▁withdraw ing ▁their ▁invest ments ▁from ▁South ▁Africa . ▁Later , ▁after ▁the ▁political ▁prisoners ▁from ▁Rob ben ▁Island ▁were ▁released , ▁including ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁M ab u za ▁was ▁key ▁in ▁organ ising ▁Mand ela ' s ▁first ▁visit ▁to ▁America ▁after ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁Although ▁L indi we ▁M ab u za ▁had ▁spent ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁political ▁ex ile , ▁she ▁was ▁nominated ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁dem ocr atic ▁parliament ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁serving ▁under ▁president ▁Mand ela . ▁Her ▁passion ▁was ▁still ▁diplom acy ▁and ▁her ▁party , ▁now ▁the ▁new ▁AN C ▁government , ▁knew ▁this . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁as ▁South ▁African ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁celebrated ▁diplom at ▁in ▁Germany ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁efforts ▁in ▁human ▁rights . ▁A ▁reception ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁her ▁honour ▁to ▁mark ▁her ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ene ▁Buch ▁in ▁Kar ls ru he ▁R ath aus , ▁an ▁honour ▁reserved ▁only ▁for ▁heads ▁of ▁state . ▁She ▁also ▁accompanied ▁the ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Hel mut ▁K ohl ▁on ▁a ▁major ▁trade ▁visit ▁to ▁South ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁she ▁became ▁South ▁African ▁High ▁Commission er ▁to ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁Br une i ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁South ▁African ▁High ▁Commission er ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland