President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness following the passing his former Deputy President, David Mabuza. This as tributes continue to pour in for Mabuza, who passed on at a Johannesburg hospital on Thursday morning.
"I have learned with deep sadness of the passing of former Deputy President and former Premier of Mpumalanga David Dabede Mabuza," reads in part the statement by Ramaphosa.
"On behalf of government and the nation, I offer my profound condolences to the late Deputy President's wife, Mrs Mabuza, and the children. I extend my condolences to Deputy President Mabuza's friends and the people of Mpumalanga whom he served as Premier from 2009 to 2018, and previously as a Member of the Executive Council of Mpumalanga across a range of portfolios," continues the statement.
President Ramaphosa sends heartfelt condolences on the passing of former Dep. President David Mabuza Mabuza cut his political teeth in the Black Consciousness Movement, while he was still a student. A trained teacher by profession, he later became a principal.
He was also the chairperson of the South African Democratic Teachers Union.