It’s not money that makes the world go round – it’s mothers! As you think about spoiling that magnificent mom or grandmother this Mothers’ Day – here are some of South Africa’s most influential moms.

Jenna Clifford

Jenna Clifford’s exquisite handcrafted jewellery pieces are in demand both locally and internationally – celebrities Celine Dion and Venus and Serena Williams are fans of her work. Together with her husband Dex Kotze, Clifford set up her studio, which has now been going strong for 18 years and employs 70 people. She is the proud mother of two daughters.

Gail Kelly

South African born and raised, Gail Kelly heads up one of Australia’s biggest banks. Kelly began her career as a teller at Nedbank in 1980 but was fast-tracked to management. She is ranked at 32 on the Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful Women and she is Australia’s highest-paid woman. She has four children – including triplets!

Basetsana Kumalo

Former Miss SA, Basetsana Kumalo is a co-founder of Tswelopele Productions. Kumalo has been the face of Revlon, a presenter on Top Billing, and president of the Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa. She and her husband, businessman Romeo, have established a children’s charity. They have two children.

Graça Machel

While not strictly a South African, gracious Graça Machel is the widow of our late President Nelson Mandela, and we claim her as our own. The only woman ever to be the first lady of two countries, Machel is also a Dame of the British Empire and one of Forbes’s 100 Most Powerful Women in the world. She is a goodwill ambassador for Unicef, chair of the National Organisation of Children of Mozambique and president of that country’s Unesco commission. She has two children from her first marriage.

Thuli Madonsela

Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela is a human rights lawyer an expert on equality and policy. She was part of the team that drafted the country’s constitution in 1996. Madonsela was the co-architect of the policy framework that formed the basis of the Ministry for Women, Children and People with Disabilities. Last year, the Press Club named her Newsmaker of the Year. She raised two children as a single working mother.

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