By Mark Ogagan
South Africa’s former deputy president, David Mabuza has died at the age of 64.
He died at a hospital in Sandton, north of Johannesburg on Thursday after a prolonged illness, but details of his death were still sketchy at the time of filing this report.
It is understood President Cyril Ramaphosa has been alerted by Mabuza’s family and is expected to make an announcement.
Mabuza was deputy president of South Africa from 2018 until 2023 after the ANC conference in 2022 elected his successor Paul Mashatile, who was eventually sworn in as his replacement.
“He has been sick, so he was in hospital in Sandton and when he died his wife was still in Mpumalanga. She was notified and had to travel this side, but it is now out there before the wife could arrive,” said a senior government official.
Ramaphosa is expected to release a statement announcing the news of Mabuza’s passing shortly.
Insiders in the Presidency said they are still discussing whether Ramaphosa will address the nation after releasing the statement.
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