Elsa Joubert OIS (born Elsabé Antoinette Murray Joubert; 19 October 1922 – 14 June 2020) was a South African Sestigers Afrikaans-language writer. She became known with her novel "Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena", which was translated into 13 languages. It later became a movie titled "Poppie Nongena". She was born in Paarl, Western Cape.