President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister of Basic Education Ms Angie Motshekga to serve as Acting President on Friday, 2 July 2021.
The appointment has been made in view of the President’s visit today to Lusaka, Zambia, to attend the State Funeral Service for the late President Kenneth Kaunda.
Deputy President David Mabuza is currently receiving medical treatment in the Russian Federation. Deputy President Mabuza has requested from the President, to take a few days of leave.
During this time, the Deputy President will undertake a visit to the Russian Federation for a scheduled medical consultation. This consultation is a follow-up to previous medical consultations that the Deputy President received from the Russian Federation.
The Deputy President will continue with the responsibilities that have been entrusted to him upon the end of the leave period.
In a statement, the Presidency said Mabuza asked his boss, President Cyril Ramaphosa, to take a leave of absence.
“During this time, the deputy president will undertake a visit to the Federation for a scheduled medical consultation. This consultation is a follow-up to previous medical consultations that the deputy president received from the Russian Federation,” said the statement.
Mabuza has been to Russia before for his condition, a few years ago.
In one of the question sessions in Parliament, he said he had travelled to that country after it was reported that he had been poisoned.
At the time, he was Premier in Mpumalanga before he ascended to the office of deputy president a few years later.
The statement also said during his leave of absence Mabuza will continue with his responsibilities.
