People were saying Mabuza was not showing leadership — and that “this has been noticed not only by the branches and provinces but also my [NEC] comrades here”.

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They are still smarting over Mabuza dumping them at the last moment at the party’s 2017 elective conference. Anything contrary to this is a malicious and unfortunate rumour.”. South African Ministers Names and Portfolios.

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He has chaired the Eskom task team meetings … He has been chairing Cabinet committees and as of now is in a Cabinet meeting,” she said. All material © Mail & Guardian Online. He was elected as Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) at the ANC National Conference in Mangaung in December 2012. “People are still furious with DD and have been talking about doing this. He is also the Chairman of the National Planning Commission, which is responsible for strategic planning for the future of South Africa, with the goal of rallying the nation "around a common set of objectives and priorities to drive development over the longer term". The office of South Africa Deputy President says David Mabuza is alive and well.

“The deputy president has attended consultative meetings with social partners that the president has held with Nedlac [the National Economic Development and Labour Council], business, religious leaders, political party leaders represented in Parliament; Presidential Coordinating Council with premiers and MECs for Cogta [the cooperative governance and traditional affairs department] and parliamentary caucus meetings.

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