Dr Precious Motsepe
Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe is a Johannesburg-based businesswoman. She is the chairperson of African Fashion International (AFI), a company that owns and hosts Mercedes-Benz Fashion weeks in South Africa and Africa. AFI’s goal is to promote and develop South African and African fashion and to bring it into the mainstream. Through partnerships with various companies and government, AFI brings together fashion designers, media, retailers and consumers. This gives fashion designers media publicity and orders from retail buyers and the public.She believes that the fashion and clothing industry can play an important role in supporting and developing small businesses. The success of AFI has been in getting several designers known locally and taking some to shows in New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. AFI’s main events – Joburg Fashion Week, Cape Town Fashion Week and Africa Fashion Week have become well-known in the fashion and clothing industry.
Dr. Moloi-Motsepe started her career in medicine at Wits University. She is Patron of Birdlife South Africa and Patron of Child Welfare South Africa. She is past President of the Cancer Association of South Africa and is now its lifetime member. She sits on the board of Synergos, an organisation dedicated to addressing global poverty and social injustice through collaboration with governments, business and civil society, by creating sustainable systems change. She enjoys reading, travelling and watching football with her family. She is married to Patrice Motsepe; they live in Johannesburg with their 3 children.
Contact
Websites: www.iwfsa.co.za
www.themotsepefoundation.org
Twitter: @PreciousMotsepe