David Dabede Mabuza ('DD')

Unusually the ANC's and South African Deputy President David Mabuza has spent most of the time campaigning in Mpumalanga his home province and Zuma's KwaZulu-Natal...

While government officials suspected of corruption can be charged suspended and tried Ramaphosa has fewer means to deal with elected party officials such as Magashule and the Deputy President of the ANC and the country David Mabuza who has previously been accused of fraud corruption and running hit squads to deal with his political opponents (AC Vol 60 No 1 Win first then work)...

In second place after Ramaphosa on the list is Deputy President David Mabuza who facilitated Ramaphosa's victory in 2017 by switching allegiance just before the vote...

Zuma loyalists like ANC secretary general Ace Magashule and Deputy President David Mabuza still wield significant power...

Paramount chairman Ivor Ichikowitz has a business relationship with Robert Gumede a multi-millionaire with strong ties to the Zuma elite who switched allegiance to new Deputy President David Mabuza the former Premier of Mpumalanga Province...

Ramaphosa's advisory panel on land reform Vuyokazi 'Vuyo' Mahlati member of the National Planning Commission and president of the African Farmers' Association of South Africa (chair of panel) Ruth Hall researcher and professor at the University of the Western Cape's Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies Professor Abdus Salam Mohammad Karaan professor in agricultural economics at Stellenbosch University Daniel Kriek Free State commercial livestock farmer and president of AgriSA an umbrella group of farming associations Bulelwa Mabasa attorney with expertise in land restitution and reform Thato Moagi young emerging farmer (aged 27) and entrepreneur Thandi Ngcobo chief executive and founder of the Dr J L Dube Institute for Humanitarian and Development Praxis at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Tembeka Ngcukaitobi advocate public speaker and author whose work for the Legal Resources Centre and Johannesburg Bar spans public law labour law and competition Nick Serfontein chairman of Sernick Group which is cooperating with Ramaphosa; 2016 Free State Farmer of the Year and Mentor of the Year Wandile Sihlobo agricultural economist head of research at the Agricultural Business Chamber independent advisor to Afgrain Food Groups Called to account Opposition leader Mmusi Maimane of the Democratic Alliance has requested confirmation from the Zondo Commission into state capture that the following former and serving state officials be called to testify: Lynne Brown former Energy Minister Jessie Duarte ANC Deputy Secretary-General Arthur Fraser former spy chief/Director-General of the State Security Agency now National Commissioner of Correctional Services Malusi Gigaba former Finance Minister now Minister of Home Affairs David 'DD' Mabuza current Deputy President of the ANC and South Africa David Mahlobo former State Security Minister Gwede Mantashe Chairman of the African National Congress Tom Moyane former head of the South African Revenue Service the national tax collection agency Cyril Ramaphosa current ANC President and President of South Africa David Douglas 'Des' van Rooyen former Minister of Local Government Jacob Zuma former ANC President and President of the Republic of South Africa Mosebenzi Zwane former Minister of Mineral Resources ...

The third member was Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza now the Deputy President of the ANC and the country who threw in his lot with Ramaphosa at the eleventh hour (AC Vol 59 No 1 Pushing Zuma to the exit)...

He was part of the Premier League lobby group together with Mpumalanga premier David Mabuza and North West premier Supra Mahumapelo...

ANC Deputy President David 'DD' Mabuza who swung his Mpumalanga Province votes behind Ramaphosa in the leadership contest at the last minute is seen as a supporter of Ramaphosa but a brake on his more reformist intentions...

We hear that the South African arms dealer and chair of the Paramount Group Ivor Ichikowitz who has a business relationship with billionaire Mpumalanga entrepreneur Robert Gumede financial backer of controversial new Deputy President David Mabuza is looking at picking up Denel at a bargain price if it is available...