Thandiwe Banda (born 1971/1972) is a Zambian political science teacher who served as the First Lady of Zambia from June 2008 until September 2011.
[1] Thandiwe and Rupiah Banda are the parents of twins, Temwani and Duniya, whose conception came as a surprise to both, according to an interview she gave with BBC Africa.
[1] During her tenure, Banda advocated for the creation of an official office for the First Lady with a government-funded budget to support her public duties and charities.
[2] On December 20, 2011, the government-run Times of Zambia newspaper published an article alleging that the government had seized several of Thandiwe Banda's properties, including a hotel in Malawi, worth billions of kwacha.
[6] Banda called the allegations false and demanded an apology and a retraction, which the newspaper initially refused.