In addition to her role at UNISA, Mbambo-Thata is active in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). She is serving a second term as member of the Governing Board. She is Chairperson of the ALP Committee and a member of Executive Committee of Governing Board.
She previously served IFLA as:
1. Chair of Division 5 Regions 2009-2011
2. Chair of Africa Section 2007-2009
3. Secretary of IFLA section 2005-2007
She has been member of the FAIFE Committee 2009-2011.
She was instrumental in hosting of the African Library Summit 2011 which brought together African leaders to map a way for African Librarianship in the 21st Century; and the African Public Library summit 2012 which brought together civil society, policy makers and library leaders to locate libraries on the development agenda.
She is a member of the Strategic Advisory Network of the Global Libraries Programme of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She has previously served on various committee affiliations including the Library Network of the Association of Commonwealth Libraries, the E-Knowledge Society for Women in Southern Africa (of which she was chairperson), the advisory committees of EIFL Found.net, 2004-2007; the Gender in Africa Information Network 1996-2001 and the Access to Learning Award of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Her research interests are in women and ICT, ICT applications in libraries and library services on mobile devices.
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