Chotelo was born into a Tswana family on 5 March 1962 in Gatlhose in South Africa's former Cape Province.
[1] Chotelo was Deputy Chairperson of Women's Manyano and the Head of Department at the Gamocwaedi Primary School in Deurhaam, Kuruman.
[1] Chotelo was selected to be the Member of the Executive Council for Social Development by premier Sylvia Lucas on 5 June 2013.
She named Chotelo the MEC for Nature Conservation and Environmental Affairs, succeeding Patrick Mabilo.
[7] Chotelo left the provincial legislature in May 2019, as she did not place on the ANC's candidate list for the 2019 general election.