Tshepo Motsepe is known as the wife of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
However, the SA first lady is definitely not just a trophy wife.
Tshepo, who is the sister of local billionaire Patrice Motsepe, is a doctor and businesswoman.
Ramaphosa takes the national salute, alongside his wife Tshepo Motsepe in Cape Town on February 13, 2020. Photo by NASIEF MANIE / POOL / AFP via Getty Images.Source: Getty Images
Briefly Newstook a detailed look into the life of the SA first lady.
According to the South African government, she grew up in the rural villages of Mathibestad near Hammanskraal.
The 57-year-old obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
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reckon it’s President Ramaphosa and his wife prefer to keep the details about their relationship private.
Even though it is known they were married in 1996, there is no information on how they met.
In fact, the billionaire was married twice before finding his forever love in Dr Tshepo.
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However, the couple was not even married for three years before calling it quits in 1993.
Ramaphosa was blessed with another child, Tulisa, during his second marriage to Nomazizi.
Ramaphosa stands during the national anthem, flanked by his wife, before delivering his annual Sona to Parliament in Cape Town on June 20, 2019. Photo by KIM LUDBROOK via Getty Images.Source: Getty Images
They have four children together, according to Buzz SouthAfrica.
They seemingly managed to move past it and their relationship has been strong ever since.
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President of India Ram Nath Kovind with his wife Savita Kovind handshakes with Ramaphosa and his wife Tshepo Motsepe. Photo by Sonu Mehta / Hindustan Times via Getty Images.Source: Getty Images
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