Five interesting facts about Dr. Tshepo Motsepe, the First Lady of South Africa
Were you aware that, among Dr. Tshepo Motsepe’s potential candidates, President Cyril Ramaphosa was “the sixth choice”?
On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, Dr. Tshepo Motsepe, the distinguished First Lady of South Africa, accompanied her husband Cyril Ramaphosa as he took the oath of office as president of the 7th government.
At the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Motsepe looked chic next to her “Buffalo” while wearing an outfit with a silvery rose pattern.
Tshepo Motsepe, Cyril Ramaphosa, and THAT kiss
Ramaphosa was led by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo during the inauguration. There was THAT kiss after the president-elect took the oath, and it went viral on social media.
After giving his wife a tender kiss and taking a seat, Ramaphosa turned to face his spouse, with whom he laughed.
Beneath every prosperous man…
The 70-year-old Motsepe has skillfully established herself as a reputable medical professional throughout the years in our community.
Five facts about the First Lady of South Africa, Dr. Tshepo Motsepe, and her accomplished siblings
The oldest of seven children, Motsepe was raised in the Northwest province’s Mathibestad after being born in Soweto.
She is the daughter of the late Chief Augustine Butana Chaane Motsepe and the sister of mining tycoon and Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe, a billionaire.
In addition, Bridgette Radebe, the sister of former energy minister Jeff Radebe, is married to the president’s wife.
An accomplished expert
After graduating from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery, our First Lady went on to the esteemed Harvard School of Public Health to pursue a master’s degree in public health with a focus on maternal-child health and aging.
She also finished the Gordon Institute of Business Science’s Certificate Program in Social Entrepreneurship (GIBS).
Motsepe has experience working at a number of hospitals, such as Zimbabwe’s Parirenyatwa Hospital and Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
She chaired the Gauteng Health Department’s Accreditation Committee in addition to working with the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute.
How Cyril and Tshepo met
In 1996, Motsepe and Ramaphosa got married.
The third wife of the president is the doctor. Ramaphosa was married to Hope Ramaphosa from 1978 until 1989, the couple having a son named Andile, and to the late entrepreneur Nomazizi Mtshotshisa from 1991 to 1993.
In a conversation with Pasella, Motsepe revealed that, at the age of 33, her friends arranged for her to go on a blind date with Ramaphosa.
“My friends insisted that I should settle down because I was getting older. In the interview, Motsepe disclosed that he wasn’t his first pick, but rather his sixth.
Their youngest son, Tumelo, is the owner and operator of the upscale butcher shop Studex Meat in addition to being a specialist in cryptocurrency exchanges. Five-star restaurants nationwide receive their meat supply from this butchery.
Motsepe, the benefactor
The Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, which seeks to enhance lives by generating possibilities via education and enterprise development, is chaired by the president’s wife.
She is a patron of the Students Sponsorship Program, the Early Care Foundation, and the South African Civil Society for Women’s, Adolescents’, and Children’s Health.
Additionally, Motsepe serves as a trustee for the Witwatersrand Hospice Association.
As per an earlier article published by City Press, the First Lady additionally provided educational support to a little girl called Kgothatso Molefe.
1. First Lady of SA
2. Has two girls and a son with President Ramaphosa.
3. Physician: Alumnus from UKZN possessing a Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine degree.
4. Public health master’s degree holders from Harvard School of Public Health
5. Alumni of the Gordon Institute of Business Science who hold a Social Entrepreneurship certificate
6. African Self Help Trust Chairperson
7. Worked in Zim and SA in both governmental and private hospitals.
8. The Reproductive Health Research Institute’s former deputy director 9. Wits Health Consortium Non-Executive Director and Wits Hospice Patron (Student Sponsorship Program)
10. Former Chairperson of the Accreditation Committee of the Gauteng Health Department Patron
11. Former Baal Reefs Disaster Trust board member
12. Bridgette Motsepe Radebe, the elder sister of Jeff Radebe, the president of the South African Mining Development Association, and a former board member of the Kids Haven Foundation, National Medical and Dental Association (the sister of Patrice Motsepe)
