Cyril Ramaphosa’s wife opened up about how she met him. Image via Twitter @NonqabaMosunku9
6th choice? SA’s first lady on choosing President Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa’s First Lady, Tshepo Mostepe went down memory lane as she opened up about how she met President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s wife opened up about how she met him. Image via Twitter @NonqabaMosunku9
South Africa’s first lady Tsheop Motsepe opened up about her relationship with her husband – President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa in a video shared on Twitter on Sunday 23 July.
TWEEPS REACT TO SA’S FIRST LADY SPEAKING ABOUT MEETING PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
Before meeting his current wife, President Cyril Ramaphosa was married to a woman known as Hope, whom he was with from 1978 to 1989. He then married Nomazizi Mtshotshisa from 1991 to 1993. And, it seems that the third time was a charm as after getting hitched to South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s sister Tshepo Motsepe, Ramaphosa finally settled.
The First Lady recently topped the Twitter trends list after she was seen and heard opening up about how she met the South African and ANC’s (African National Congress) President. Speaking casually in Afrikaans, she shared that she met Ramaphosa on a blind date that was set up by her friends.
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She also shared that at the time, she was 33 years old and her friends kept hammering that she was getting old and needed to settle down. Hilariously, she opened up and said that Ramaphosa was not even her first choice, but her sixth choice as she had other options.
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The First Lady is often overshadowed by her marital status and being Patrice Motsepe’s sister. The 70-year-old woman is a well educated doctor and successful in her own right. She obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Briefly reported. She also holds a Master of Public Health in Maternal Child Health and Aging and obtained the qualifications from the Harvard School of Public Health.
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TAKE A LOOK AT SOME REACTIONS FROM TWITTER USERS BELOW…
“Nothing could’ve prepared me for the language she speaks,” @Negus_22 said.
“Her first public appearance as First Lady is in Afrikaans, on brand 🤞🏾,” @capetwown_mami commented.
“Now I get why our boyfriend hide us; even our president is hiding the First Lady 😫😫,” @jennifer59410531 said.
“That’s Dr Tshepo Motsepe. Our first lady. The way she’s so private, you’d think the president is single,” @niphomahlangu wrote.
“I love how she just minds her business and stays hidden from our eyes,” @vuyoVee09 replied.
