{"id":2644,"date":"2023-02-17T06:59:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T06:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2023-02-17T06:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T06:59:24","slug":"sa-president-announces-departure-of-deputy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/17\/sa-president-announces-departure-of-deputy\/","title":{"rendered":"SA president announces departure of deputy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa&#8217;s Deputy President, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Mabuza&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj31M-i_Zv9AhXoQaQEHU_jCE0QFnoECAwQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw0yrOJsSRAOYksQ-WNTOpNS\">David Mabuza<\/a>, has officially bowed out.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-632453637\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>South African President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyril_Ramaphosa&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiR-Nus_Zv9AhUDUKQEHdbwC-UQFnoECBcQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw0MRnp837FDGWQvQTR-JLb2\">Cyril Ramaphosa<\/a> had made official the departure of his deputy, David Mabuza, on Thursday, February 16. <\/p>\n<p>The president thanked him for his &#8220;unwavering support&#8221; over the past five years, hailing his ably led engagements.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa was in Cape Town for the response to the state of the nation address debate.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as a cabinet reshuffle is expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>David Mabuza revealed earlier this month he had submitted his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the VP&#8217;s opponents accused him of running a private group that allegedly intimidated other politicians when he headed the northeastern province of Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Mashatile, the newly elected deputy president of the ruling (African National Congress party could succeed David Mabuza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa&#8217;s Deputy President, David Mabuza, has officially bowed out. 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