Tshepo Motsepe

Tshepo Motsepe (born 17 June 1953) is the First Lady of South Africa of Tswana descent, as the wife of Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa. She is the older sister of Bridgette Radebe and her brother is Patrice Motsepe.[1]

Tshepo Motsepe-Ramaphosa
Tshepo Motsepe at the 11th BRICS summit in 2019
First Lady of South Africa
Assumed role
15 February 2018
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byGertrude Sizakele Khumalo and Bongi Ngema-Zuma
Personal details
Born (1953-06-17) 17 June 1953
Soweto, South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Spouse(s)
Cyril Ramaphosa (m. 1996)
Children4
RelativesPatrice Motsepe (brother)
Bridgette Radebe (sister)
Jeff Radebe (brother in-law)
Alma materUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
Harvard School of Public Health

Biography

Tshepo Motsepe studied as a medical doctor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and completed her masters in public health at Harvard School of Public Health. In 2012, she completed a Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Program (SECP) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. She is the current chairperson of the African Self Help Trust (ASHA Trust), focusing on Early Childhood Development and Education.[2]

She has worked in both public and private practice in Mmakau, Mahikeng, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and in Zimbabwe. She's a former Deputy Director of The Reproductive Health Research Institute.

Family

Motsepe is married to Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, with whom she has four children. Motsepe is Ramaphosa's third wife. Her father is the late Chief Augustine Butana Chaane Motsepe, her brother is the mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, and her sister Bridgette Radebe, wife of African National Congress (ANC) politician and former Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe.[3]

References
  1. "SA's new First Lady, Tshepo Motsepe". Enca.com. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  2. Schreuder, Nica (2018-02-15). "SA – Here's everything you need to know about your new first lady". The Citizen. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. Matangira, Lungelo (2018-02-15). "Keeping up with the Ramaphosas: Meet SA's new first family". Ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2018-03-17.


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