Precious Moloi-Motsepe
Precious Moloi-Motsepe | |
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Moloi-Motsepe in 2019 | |
| Chancellor of the University of Cape Town | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2020 | |
| Vice-Chancellor | Mamokgethi Phakeng |
| Preceded by | Graca Machel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Precious Moloi 2 August 1962 (age 62) Soweto, South Africa |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Wits University (MBBCh; 1987) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, philanthropist and medical doctor |
| Known for | Founder of the African Fashion International |
| Website | https://motsepefoundation.org |
Precious Moloi-Motsepe (born 2 August 1962) is a South African philanthropist and fashion entrepreneur. One of the richest women in South Africa, she started her career as a medical practitioner, specializing in children and women's health. In September 2019 she was elected Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, succeeding Graça Machel, and beginning her ten-year term on 1 January.
In 2007, she established African Fashion International, an events, fashion and lifestyle company to promote pan-African designers to international audiences, and endorse the African fashion industry as a pathway to economic development for young people and women. In 2013, she joined the Giving Pledge with her husband, committing to give half of their family wealth to charitable causes. In the same year she was on the inaugural cover of Forbes Women Africa and has since been listed as of the 50 most powerful women on the continent by Forbes Magazine Africa.
She is a regular delegate to the World Economic Forum held in Davos, as well as a member of the Harvard Kennedy School Women's Leadership Board. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Milken Institute's Center for Strategic Philanthropy and the Harvard University Global Advisory Council.