BIOGRAPHY OF CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, NET WORTH 2021, AGE, AND WIFE (CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN SPEECH)
Since the coronavirus outbreak, which forced the country into lockdown, President Cyril Ramaphosa has been the talk of the town. We will provide the biography, 2020 net worth, age, and wife on this page (previous Lockdown Speeches and probably his next speeches).
BIOGRAPHY / PROFILE OF CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
The full and biological name of our today’s person of interest is Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa. He is a South African politician and the country’s current president.
He is a politician, a business magnate, an activist, and a trade union leader. Ramaphosa is also a father who is married and has children.
Ramaphosa was born in the city of Johannesburg in the South African country of South Africa.
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA’S AGE AND BIRTHDATE
South Africa’s president, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, was born on November 17, 1952, and is presently 68 years old. He will be 68 in November 2021.
2021 CYRIL RAMAPHOSA NET WORTH
Ramaphosa is a multi-millionaire, not just as a politician but also as a successful businessman, with an estimated net worth of over $450 million (R6.4 billion) in 2018.
He has to his name at least 31 properties located in the country and had claimed ownership or a chairman in some popular companies operating in South African and beyond like; McDonald (South Africa), MTN (as the chair of the board) and also served as the chairman of Lonmin’s board of directors.
His 2021 net worth is reportedly said to have risen to about US$700 million.
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA WIFE
The South African president was married to the late Nomazizi Mtshotshisa, together a have a child Mashudu. He later got married to Dr. Tshepo Motsepe and together they have four children; named Andile, Tumelo, Keneilwe (Kiki).
Tshepo Motsepe was born on 17th June 1953 and is the current First Lady and the wife of the president of South Africa. She is of Tswana descent.
FAMILY As we indicated in his bio, Cyril Ramaphosa was born in the hamlet of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, to his parents in the year 1952.
His father, Samuel Ramaphosa, was a police officer, and he is the second of his two siblings.
Cyril is married with five children, two sons, and three daughters.
EDUCATION AND A CAREER IN POLITICS
He attended Tshilidzi Basic School, a boarding school in a rural location, for his primary education, and then Sekano Ntoane High School in Soweto for his secondary education (northern Transvaal).
In 1971, he was accepted to Bantustan University, also known as the University of the North (Turfloop). During his academic days, he became deeply involved in political concerns, which landed him in jail a few times due to clashes between student groups known as black African students vs. the South African state.
Due to the fact that he was an activist he did time in some prisons like Pretoria Central Prison (11 months) and John Vorster Square detention center (6 months). His political profile helped him to avoid further detentions and harassment.
Ramaphosa later finished up with his degree in 1981 through the University of South Africa.
In the early 1990s Nelson Mandela was released from prison and subsequently appeared to the public and made some public speeches in the steps of City Hall which is located in Cape Town. Cyril was there at his side and ushered him, the veteran politician to people who were present.
On July 5, 1991, Mandela choose Ramaphosa Cyril as the secretary-general for African National Congress
(ANC). This was said to be the only position that was second to the position of President Mandela.
A few years later, played an important role in negotiations with the previous South African government to end apartheid, advocate for peace, and was also involved in setting a good environment for the nation’s first democratic elections, which took place in April 1994.
He has been spectacular especially after he was re-elected as the general secretary office the very same year, Mandela then insisted that he should take on the job of co-chairing the nation’s Constitutional Assembly.
LOCKDOWN SPEECH BY PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA CORONAVIRUS
To avoid copyright infringement, we’re sad to say that we won’t be able to publish the president’s entire statement here; instead, we’ve opted to offer the official SA government site, which has all of the president’s previous addresses, as well as his upcoming speeches.
We’ve also included links to his previous lockdown addresses, as well as his most recent speech, in which he declared the start of the second phase of the lockdown.
Read All The Past & Next Presidential Speeches From President Ramaphosa
The president on Monday (23/03/2020) revealed that there would be total lockdown in South Africa, and he stated that it would last for 21 days, that is from 26th March to 16th April 2020, this was done with the intent of containing the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, however in April, he yet released another speech declaring extension of the Lockdown from April.
In August, the South African president released another press statement revealing that the nation will be moved to the Level 2 lockdown, with effect 17th August 2020, he also revealed what will be permitted under level 2 lockdown.