Cyril Ramaphosa Biography: Age, Wife, Children, News, House, Net Worth & Contact Details

Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African politician, businessman, activist, and trade union leader who is the current President of South Africa.

He is the 5th President of the Republic of South Africa and following the resignation of President Jacob Zuma, he was sworn in as President of the Republic of South Africa on Thursday 15 February 2018.

Ramaphosa was born on the 17th November 1952 to Erdmuth and Samuel Ramaphosa in Soweto South Africa. He is from the Venda tribe, one of the smallest tribes in South Africa.

In this post, you will get to discover many things you didn’t know about Cyril Ramaphosa and his political career.

Cyril Ramaphosa Age

Cyril Ramaphosa was born on November 17, 1952, in Soweto, South Africa. He is 71 years old as of 2023 and celebrates his birthday on November 17th every year.

Cyril Ramaphosa Wife

He had been married to late businesswoman Nomazizi Mtshotshisa and together they had a daughter but the couple divorced.

Ramaphosa is married to Tshepo Motsepe who is a medical doctor and the sister of billionaire and mining magnate Patrice Motsepe.

Children

Ramaphosa is known to have four children. A daughter with his late ex-wife and four other children.

Net Worth

He is one of the richest men in South Africa, with Forbes estimating his wealth at over $700 million. He owns a R30 million luxury mansion at the foot of Lions Head located in Cape Town.

Ramaphosa is known to be one of the richest people in South Africa, with an estimated net worth of over $500 million making him one of the richest politicians in South Africa.

Cyril Ramaphosa House

He owns a luxury mansion worth R30 million at the foot of Lions Head Cape Town.

Contact Details

Union Buildings (Pretoria)

Physical Location: Government Avenue, Pretoria
Telephone: +27 (0)12 300 5200
Fax: +27 (0)12 323 8246
Postal Address: Private Bag X1000,Pretoria, 0001

Tuynhuys (Cape Town)

Physical Location: Plein Street, Cape Town
Telephone: +27 (0)21 464 2100
Fax: +27 (0)21 462 2838
Postal Address: Private Bag X1000, Cape Town, 8000

Personal Assistant to the President

Malebo Sibiya
Telephone: (Union Buildings): +27 12 300 5271
Telephone: (Tuynhuys): 021
Mobile:
Fax: (Union Buildings): +27 12 323 3114
E-mail: malebo@presidency.gov.za

Assistant Private Secretary to the President

Telephone: (Union Buildings) 012
Telephone: (Tuynhuys) 021
Mobile:
Fax: (Union Buildings) 012
E-mail:

For all media inquiries for the President contact:

Telephone: (Union Buildings)
Switchboard: +27 12 308 1700
Switchboard: +27 21 464 2100
Mobile: 083 575 7440
E-mail: Tyrone.Seale@presidency.gov.za

Foundation

He established the Shanduka Foundation in 2004, whose major focus was centered majorly on education and small business development. The Foundation, which is known as Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, comprises of Adopt-a-School Foundation, Black Umbrellas and the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust.

He is co-chairperson of the Advisory Board of the Kagiso Shanduka Trust, which is in partnership with the Free State Department of Education on a programme to develop schools in the province.

Honorary Doctorates

Ramaphosa has received honorary doctorates from the University of Natal, the University of Port Elizabeth, the University of Cape Town, the University of the North, the National University of Lesotho, National University of Ireland Galway the University of Massachusetts Boston and the University of Pennsylvania.

Awards

• Ramaphosa received the Olof Palme prize in Stockholm in October 1987.
• In 2004, he was voted 34th in the Top 100 Great South Africans.
• Ramaphosa was included in the 2007 Time 100, an annual list of 100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world.

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Salary

South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa earns a salary of $252,700 annually making him one of the highest-paid leaders in Africa.

Ramaphosa publicly declared in South Africa on 24 May 2018 that he would be donating half of his salary to charity in honor of late former South African president Nelson Mandela.