Cape Town – Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has confirmed that Deputy President Paul Mashatile has been thoroughly checked by his medical team and is in good health, with no other conditions to worry about.
Mashatile collapsed during his speech at the N’wamitwa Day celebrations in Limpopo due to dehydration caused by high temperatures.
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He was speaking in his role as chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on Traditional and Khoisan leaders before being escorted off the stage by security.
“The Deputy President has been checked and there is no need for you and I to worry. As a result of the heat the Deputy President has experienced dehydration and he has got no other condition for you and I to worry about. The challenge he is facing is something that the doctors have been able to manage and he is in good spirits as we speak,” SABC quoted Ramathuba as saying.
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