Thuli Madonsela named on BBC’s ‘100 Women List for 2016’
Former public protector is one of four South African women to crack the list.
Thuli Madonsela, Zoleka Mandela, Gcina Mhlophe and 13-year-old Zulaikha Patel are among those being celebrated as some of the world’s most inspirational and influential women by the BBC this year.
Patel made headlines when she led a protest against discriminatory hair policies at Pretoria Girls High earlier this year. Mandela is an activist and a cancer survivor while Mhlope is a South African author, playwright and poet.
The series was first introduced in 2013 following a gang rape in Delhi in 2012. BBC editor Fiona Crack was inspired to create a series that focussed on the challenges and achievements by women across society.
You can view the full list of women on the BBC website.