Furthermore, she was chosen by the cabinet to be the constitutional and official head of state in an interim capacity for 14 hours on 25 September 2008, between the resignation of Thabo Mbeki and the taking of office by Kgalema Motlanthe.

She remained the only woman with this distinction until July 2021, when Angie Motshekga was appointed acting president.

Her father was a principal, musician and sportsman and her mother was a teacher, and a social and community worker.

[4] She then obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Fort Hare University and proceeded to teach in KZN for two years.

Furthermore, she was chosen by the cabinet to be the constitutional and official head of state in an interim capacity for 14 hours on 25 September 2008, between the resignation of Thabo Mbeki and the taking of office by Kgalema Motlanthe.