{"id":21446,"date":"2023-02-05T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/south-african-deputy-president-david-mabuza-resigns"},"modified":"2023-02-05T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:22:09","slug":"south-african-deputy-president-david-mabuza-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/south-african-deputy-president-david-mabuza-resigns","title":{"rendered":"South African Deputy President David Mabuza resigns."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>David Mabuza, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa has resigned.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Deputy president David Mabuza believes it is logical that he resigns as the country&#8217;s second in command to make space for Paul Mashatile, who was elected ANC deputy president at the party&#8217;s December conference.<\/p>\n<p>Mabuza spoke for the first time publicly on Saturday at a family funeral in Mpumalanga, telling congregants that he had informed President Cyril Ramaphosa that he has resigned as deputy president of the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. David Mabuza, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa has resigned. Deputy president David Mabuza believes it is logical that he resigns as the country&#8217;s second in command to make space for Paul Mashatile, who was elected ANC deputy president at the party&#8217;s December conference. 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