Tshepo Motsepe
Tshepo Motsepe-Ramaphosa | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Motsepe in 2019 | |
| First Lady of South Africa | |
| Assumed role 15 February 2018 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo and Bongi Ngema-Zuma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1953 Soweto, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse |
Harvard School of Public Health |
| Profession |
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Tshepo Motsepe (born 17 June 1953) is a South African physician and businesswoman. She is the First Lady of South Africa, 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]
Biography
Tshepo Motsepe studied as a medical doctor at the
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
Mahikeng, Johannesburg, Pretoria
, and in Zimbabwe. She's a former Deputy Director of The Reproductive Health Research Institute.
Family
Motsepe is married to
Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe.[3]
References
- ^ "SA's new First Lady, Tshepo Motsepe". Enca.com. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Schreuder, Nica (15 February 2018). "SA – Here's everything you need to know about your new first lady". The Citizen. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Matangira, Lungelo (15 February 2018). "Keeping up with the Ramaphosas: Meet SA's new first family". Ewn.co.za. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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