Ramaphosa says Mabuza deserves South Africa’s appreciation for his deep commitment to liberation struggle [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa says former deputy president David Mabuza deserves South Africa’s appreciation for his deep commitment to the liberation struggle and to the nation’s development as an inclusive, prosperous, democratic state. Mabuza was 65 and passed away on Thursday at a hospital in Mpumalanga following a short illness. The president’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya says on behalf of government and the nation, Ramaphosa offers his profound condolences to the late deputy president’s wife, Mama Mabuza, and their children: