Popo Molefe

Popo Simon Molefe OLS (born 26 April 1952) is a businessman and former politician from South Africa.

Early life One of eight children, Molefe was the son of a laborer and a domestic worker, though he was raised largely by one of his aunts, Sanah Tsatsimpe. He attended Naledi High School in Soweto. He became involved in political activism as a student, joining the Black People's Convention in 1973, and the South African Students' Movement in 1974. At the end of that trial, Molefe was one of eleven men convicted of anti-apartheid activities, and he drew a prison sentence of ten years from Judge van Dijkhorst, the second-longest sentence among the men convicted.

Business appointments In July 2004 - Anooraq Resources Corporation, a platinum mining and exploration company, as co-non-executive chairperson. In August 2004 - Chancellor of North-West University. PetroSA - Chairman of the Board of Directors - 2002-2010 Chancellor House - Trustee PRASA - Chairman of the Board of Directors - 2014-2017 Transnet - Chairman of the Board of Directors - since May 2018

Marriage Molefe was married to Boitumelo "Tumi" Plaatje, with whom he had four children. The couple divorced in 2003, after she alleged that he had molested his ten-year-old daughter. Molefe denied the accusations, and attributed them to what he termed Plaatje's "unstable history of making false allegations". Police investigated Plaatje's claim but declined to prosecute, citing a lack of sufficient evidence.