Molefi Sefularo was the Deputy Minister of Health of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 from September 25, 2008 until his death. The position of Deputy Minister of Health had been vacant since Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge

Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge

Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge is a South African politician who was South Africa's Deputy Minister of Defence from 1999 to April 2004 and Deputy Minister of Health from April 2004 to August 2007...

 was dismissed from the post on August 8, 2007. He previously served as the MEC for Health in North West Province

North West (South African province)

North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.-History:...

 from 1994 to 2004.

Sefularo was born in Potchefstroom to Kenosi Solomon Sefularo and Masabata Martha Sefularo née Motsumi. He was a member of the UDF

United Democratic Front (South Africa)

The United Democratic Front was one of the most important anti-apartheid organisations of the 1980s. The non-racial coalition of about 400 civic, church, students', workers' and other organisations was formed in 1983, initially to fight the just-introduced idea of the Tricameral Parliament The...

 until its 1983 banning. He died at the age of 52 in a car accident on the N4 west of Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

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Personal life

Sefularo was married to Kgomotso Kgoathe from 19 October 1989 until his death. He had 3 daughters, Bonolo, Masechaba and Ipeleng, and one son, Chere.