President Cyril Ramaphosa’s daughter, Keneilwe Ramaphosa, has joined him on his three-day working trip to Italy, with a stopover at the Vatican City.
Trending online for her beauty and grace, the young woman is the president’s “plus one” on his trip abroad, alongside DIRCO minister Ronald Lamola.
Keneilwe – affectionately known as “Kiki” – is the youngest child of the president and his wife, Tshepo Motsepe.
PRESIDENT TAKES HIS DAUGHTER TO WORK
Over the weekend, President Ramaphosa took his daughter, Keneilwe Ramaphosa, and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, on a work trip to Italy.
The trio visited Rome and the Vatican City, where they met with Pope Leo and paid their respects at the burial grounds of the late Pope Francis.
The president also attended a bilateral meeting with the Holy See, a governing body of the Catholic Church with a mission to renew its focus on collaboration in humanitarian aid, climate justice, emergency response, and peacebuilding.
Keneilwe was spotted alongside her famous father, engaging with various stakeholders throughout the trip.
According to the presidential handbook, the president – Ramaphosa – has the prerogative to invite passengers to accompany him on the official aircraft designated for his use, provided that there is space to accommodate them.
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A spouse or, in this case, a child of the president may travel abroad on state, official, or working visits at the cost of the Presidency
WHO IS KENEILWE RAMAPHOSA?
According to her LinkedIn account, Keneilwe Ramaphosa is a qualified architect based in Amsterdam, where she has recently started a new position.
Kiki states that her interests and experience span from adaptive reuse, mixed-use spaces, challenges in affordable housing, to spatial arts, furniture making, and object design.
Keneilwe studied architecture at the University of Cape Town and pursued her degree at Columbia University in the US. She made the Dean’s List in 2016.
The president’s daughter has used her skills to develop Kimberly Hospital Burns Unit. She also worked on projects featuring low-cost housing and a landscape design for a children’s non-profit organisation.
Keneilwe Ramaphosa does not have a known social media presence account and keeps her personal profile private.
