David Mabuza Bio, Age, Wife, Children, Parents, Net Worth
David Mabuza Bio
David Dabede “DD” Mabuza is a 62-year-old South African politician who has served as the country’s Vice President since February 2018 and as the African National Congress’ Vice President since December 2017.
The policies of David Mabuza have been labeled as populist. He grew the size and power of his ANC’s Mpumalanga branch through a vigorous recruiting drive and, together with Ace Magashule and Supra Mahumapelo, became part of the so-called premier league, which affected the outcomes of the ANC’s 54th national competition.
David Mabuza was elected Vice President of the ANC in December 2017, succeeding Cyril Ramaphosa. Mabuza was named vice president by Cyril Ramaphosa, who took over when Jacob Zuma stood down in February 2018.
David Mabuza biography
David Dabede “DD” Mabuza born 25 August 1960 is a South African political figure who has served as Vice President of South Africa since February 2018 and Vice President of the African National Congress (ANC) since December 2017. He served as Chief Minister of Mpumalanga Province from 2009 until 2018, with former political ally Jacob Zuma’s presidency.
As a rural and trained teacher from Mpumalanga, David Mabuze joined the Black Consciousness movement during his college days and later became involved in politics through the Teachers’ Union. From 1988 until 1991 he served as President of the Democratic Teachers Union of South Africa, an affiliate of the influential South African Trade Union Congress, in a series of ministerial posts on the Mpumalanga Executive Council.
In 2007 he was first elected to the ANC National Executive Committee and from 2008 he served as ANC Provincial President of Mpumalanga Province until 2017. David Dabede Mabuza was born in Phola, near Hazyview, later Mpumalanga province. His parents were farmers. He attended Kumbula High School, also in Mpumalanga.
In 1985 he obtained his Diploma in Teaching specializing in Teaching Mathematics from the Mgwenya College of Education. From 1984 to 1985, he was also secretary of the Azania Student Organization (AZASO), which is dedicated to black consciousness.
He started working as a school teacher while studying at the University of South Africa for his BA in Psychology which he obtained in 1989. From 1986 to 1988 he was a teacher at the Kangwane Ministry of Education and from 1989 to 1993 he was the principal of Lungisani Secondary School in Mpumalanga.
David Mabuza Age – How old is David Mabuza?
Born on 25 August 1960 in Phola, near Hazyview, now Mpumalanga province, David Mabuza is a 62-year-old South African politician who has been Vice President of South Africa since February 2018 and Vice President of the African National Congress since December 2017.
Where does David Mabuza come from?
Born in Phola, near Hazyview, now Mpumalanga province, David Mabuza comes from Transvaal province. The Province of the Transvaal, commonly referred to as the Transvaal, was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994 when a new constitution subdivided it following the end of apartheid. The name “Transvaal” refers to the province’s geographical location to the north of the Vaal River.
David Mabuza education
David Mabuza attended Kumbula High School, also in Mpumalanga. In 1985 he obtained his Diploma in Teaching specializing in Teaching Mathematics from the Mgwenya College of Education. From 1984 to 1985, he was also secretary of the Azania Student Organization (AZASO), which is dedicated to black consciousness.
He started working as a school teacher while studying at the University of South Africa for his BA in Psychology which he obtained in 1989. From 1986 to 1988 he was a teacher at the Kangwane Ministry of Education and from 1989 to 1993 he was the principal of Lungisani Secondary School in Mpumalanga.
He also continued his political involvement. From 1986 until 1988 he was President of the South African National Education Federation, from 1986 until 1990 he was the Treasurer of the Foundation for Education with Education, and from 1987 until 1989 he Served as coordinator of the National Education Crisis Committee.
According to journalist Ferial Haffajee, Matthews Phosa recruited David Mabuza to the United Democratic Front in 1986. From 1988 to 1991, in the penultimate phase of apartheid, he chaired the South African Democratic Teachers Union, a subsidiary of the influential South African Trade Union Congress.
David Mabuza career
After South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, Mpumalanga’s first prime minister, Matthews Phosa, appointed David Mabuza a member of the Mpumalanga government’s Education Executive Council (MEC). Mabuza held the position until 1998 when Phosa fired him following a scandal that revealed that his 1998 admission results in the state had been fraudulently inflated by 20 percent.
After the 1999 general election, David Mabuza was elected to the Mpumalanga Provincial Assembly and Daweni was reappointed as state leader under Prime Minister Mahlangu from 1999 until 2001 he served as the MEC of residence.
In 2001, he left his state office to serve a three-year term in Parliament. He returned to Mpumalanga Provincial Council from 2004 to 2007. During this time he became known to state officials as “The Hurricane” because of his outburst when things go wrong.
During the same period, David Mabuza rose through the provincial status of his political party, the African National Congress (ANC). From 1994 until 1998 he was Chairman of the ANC Regional Office in Nelspruit and from 1998 until 2006 he was the ANC Regional Administrator of Mpumalanga Province.
Prior to the ANC’s so-called Polokwane conference in December 2007, David Mabuza assisted in the successful campaign of Jacob Zuma to become president of the ANC to replace incumbent Thabo Mbeki. At this meeting, Mabuza himself was elected for the first time to the National Executive Committee of the ANC, the party’s highest executive body.
David Mabuza rose to national prominence as a supporter of Jacob Zuma. After the Polokwane Conference, he returned to the leadership of the state. From 2007 until 2008 he was the MEC of Roads and Transportation, from 2007 he was the Head of State Law Government Affairs, from 2008 until 2009 he was the MEC of Agriculture and Land Management.
On 26 February 2018, he was appointed Vice President of South Africa by Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced Jacob Zuma after his resignation. David Mabuza was sworn in the next day and sworn in as a member of parliament.
On March 20, David Mabuza delivered his inaugural address in parliament, answering questions from other parliamentarians for the first time. On March 21, during Cyril Ramaphosa’s overseas visit, he addressed National Human Rights Day in Sharpeville.
After the 2019 general election, Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as president, and David Mabuza was re-elected as vice president. In doing so, he sought to address claims (made in a report of the ANC’s Internal Integrity Commission) that he was one of the lists of ANC leaders, which discredited the ANC hence, the oath was delayed.
David Mabuza is the Head of Government Affairs in Parliament, Head of the South African National AIDS Council, Head of the National Human Resources Development Council, and Patron of the Moral Rebirth Movement among other responsibilities as the vice president of South Africa. He also heads two cabinet subcommittees, one on governance and national capacity and the other on justice and security.
An Overview of Offices held by David Mabuza
David Mabuze from 1988 until 1991 served as President of the Democratic Teachers Union of South Africa, an affiliate of the influential South African Trade Union Congress, in a series of ministerial posts on the Mpumalanga Executive Council.
He served as Chief Minister of Mpumalanga Province from 2009 until 2018, with former political ally Jacob Zuma’s presidency.
From 1986 until 1988 he was President of the South African National Education Federation, from 1986 until 1990 he was the Treasurer of the Foundation for Education with Education, and from 1987 until 1989 he Served as coordinator of the National Education Crisis Committee.
After the 1999 general election, David Mabuza was elected to the Mpumalanga Provincial Assembly and Daweni was reappointed as state leader under Prime Minister Mahlangu from 1999 until 2001 he served as the MEC of residence.
David Mabuza wife
According to The Independent Online, he was formerly married to Ruthi Huni Cylinda, who is his customary ex-wife or ex-fiancée as he only performed the customary rites without going through the whole process to take her as his wife.
David Mabuza is currently married to Nonhlanhla Patience Mnisi, a real estate agent at Pam Golding.
David Mabuza children
Despite being together for close to two decades, David Mabuza and Mnisi his wife have not started a family but he has a child with his ex-wife Ruthi Huni Cylinda.
David Mabuza parents
There is not much information about the parents of David Mabuza but we know they were farmers who did their best in taking care of him looking at where he is right now with his educational background.
David Mabuza net worth
David Dabede “DD” Mabuza has an estimated Net Worth of $10 million as of 2022. He makes a cool R2.825 million every year.