Norman Mashabane
Norman Mashabane was a former South African ambassador to Indonesia. He was born in Phalaborwa. He was recalled from that country after sexual harassment charges were laid against him. He was subsequently cleared by a foreign affairs inquiry.
For a short time thereafter he was an adviser to then Limpopo premier Sello Moloto, and a member of the Limpopo provincial legislature. He was later found guilty of sexual harassment charges in the Pretoria High Court, and quit his post as political adviser. He died in a car accident outside the provincial capital Polokwane.
