▁of ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁in ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁He ▁was ▁previously ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁M EC ▁in ▁L imp opo ▁province ▁for ▁( in ▁chron ological ▁order ) ▁Education , ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁environment , ▁and ▁education . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Mot so ale di ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ph ok w ane ▁village ▁in ▁L imp opo ▁Province ▁to ▁K g ok olo ▁Michael ▁Mot so ale di ▁and ▁S ina ▁Se ke ku ▁Ma ile . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁nine ▁children ▁( se ven ▁boys ▁and ▁two ▁girls ) ▁in ▁the ▁family . ▁As ▁a ▁child ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 , ▁he ▁gained ▁political ▁aw aren ess ▁after ▁witness ing ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁a ▁neighbour ▁for ▁not ▁carrying ▁a ▁" dom pas " ▁( reference ▁book ) ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁S ow eto ▁u pr ising . ▁He ▁received ▁secondary ▁education ▁at ▁Set ot ol w ane ▁High ▁School . ▁While ▁att ending ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁at ▁Tur f loop , ▁he ▁was ▁frequently ▁involved ▁in ▁student ▁march es , ▁demonstr ations ▁and ▁sit - ins ▁at ▁the ▁campus ▁and ▁M ank w eng ▁police ▁station . ▁ ▁Mot so ale di ▁is ▁a ▁medical ▁doctor ▁by ▁training . ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁S urg ery ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Natal ▁while ▁att ending ▁there