First Lady of South Africa
First Lady of South Africa is the title held by the wife or most senior wife of the president of South Africa.
| First Lady of the Republic of South Africa | |
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| Residence | Mahlamba Ndlopfu (Pretoria) Genadendal (Cape Town) Dr. John L. Dube House (Durban) |
| Inaugural holder | Cornelia Swart |
| Formation | 31 May 1961 |
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First ladies of South Africa
Apartheid era
| First Lady | State President | In Office |
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| Cornelia Swart | Charles Robberts Swart | 1961–1967 |
| Lettie Fouché | Jacobus Johannes Fouché | 1968–1975 |
| Marga Potgeiter | Nico Diederichs | 1975–1978 |
| Martini Vorster | B. J. Vorster | 1978–1979 |
| Dorothea Viljoen | Marais Viljoen | 1979–1984 |
| Elize Botha | Pieter Willem Botha | 1984–1989 |
| Marike de Klerk | F. W. de Klerk | 1989–1994 |
Post-Apartheid era
| First Lady | President | In Office |
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| Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane (daughter) Zenani Mandela-Dlamini (daughter) |
Nelson Mandela | 1994–1999 |
| Graça Machel (married in 1998) | ||
| Zanele Mbeki | Thabo Mbeki | 1999–2008 |
| Mapula Motlanthe | Kgalema Motlanthe | 2008–2009 |
| Sizakele Zuma | Jacob Zuma[NB 1] | 2009–2018 |
| Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma | ||
| Tshepo Motsepe | Cyril Ramaphosa | 2018–present |
Notes
- both Sizakele Zuma and Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma have been referred to on the official Presidency of South Africa website as First Lady
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