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News24 | UPDATE | Former Deputy President David Mabuza Dies Aged 64
- David Dabede Mabuza, who served as South Africa’s deputy president, passed away on Thursday, 3 July 2025, in a hospital located in Sandton after experiencing a lengthy illness.
- Mabuza rose from being a mathematics teacher and anti-apartheid activist to premier of Mpumalanga from 2009 to 2018 before serving as deputy president from 2018 until stepping down in 2023.
- ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula confirmed the news, while President Cyril Ramaphosa praised Mabuza’s dedication to South Africa’s liberation struggle and national development.
- The African National Congress offered sincere sympathies to his relatives, close associates, colleagues, and the citizens of South Africa, with details about memorial services to be shared at a later time.
- Mabuza’s enduring commitment to the principles of solidarity, discipline, and societal change reflects the high regard in which he is held within both the ANC and South Africa’s political sphere.
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Former deputy president David Mabuza has died at the age of 64.
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