▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁student ▁representative ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁student ▁movement , ▁the ▁Az an ian ▁Stud ents ’ ▁Organisation ▁( A Z AS O ), ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁national ▁correspond ence ▁secretary . ▁Mot so ale di ▁ran ▁a ▁successful ▁surg ery ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁rural ▁town ▁of ▁Jane ▁Fur se ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁in ▁government . ▁He ▁also ▁help ▁mobil ising ▁students ▁in ▁Natal ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Democratic ▁Front ▁( U DF ) ▁and ▁have ▁connections ▁with ▁the ▁AN C ` s ▁armed ▁wing , ▁Um kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we ▁( M K ) ▁in ▁Se kh uk h un eland . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Mot so ale di ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Se kh uk h une ▁Ad vice ▁Office ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ; ▁as ▁a ▁Chair person ▁of ▁H la hl olan ang ▁Health ▁and ▁N ut r ition ▁Education ▁Project ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ; ▁as ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁National ▁Congress ▁( AN C ) ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁Northern ▁Trans va al ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ; ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁AN C ▁E lections ▁Commission