Paul Mashatile says he’s ready to be deputy president of SA if called to do so

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Cape Town – Newly elected ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile has reportedly announced his readiness to become the country’s deputy president if called to do so.

Mashatile was one of the ANC’s top seven officials who were elected at the party’s 55th National Elective Conference at the Nasrec Expo Centre last month.

Speaking after visiting the grave of one of the ANC’s founding veterans, Thomas Mapikela in Bloemfontein, Mashatile indicated his willingness to serve as the country’s deputy president, reported TimesLIVE.

The report said though Mashatile was content with his new position, he was willing to serve as SA’s second-in-command if invited to do so.

“For now I have been elected as the deputy president of the ANC and work at Luthuli House. If I get invited to government at some point, I will join them,” the report quoted Mashatile as saying.

According to News24, Mabuza’s future hangs in the balance for the next two weeks which is when the ANC will decide whether Mabuza continues in his current role as the country’s deputy president after losing out to Mashatile as ANC deputy president.
The report said this was confirmed by, newly elected ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula on Thursday.
“What I can tell you right now is that we are seized with these matters [deliberating on whether to reshuffle Cabinet or not following some ministers not making it onto the new national executive committee]. In the next two weeks, not five years, we will be able to give you an answer.” the report quoted Mbalula as saying.

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