AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER
THE office of David Mabuza, the South African Deputy President has assured the nation that he paid for his specialised medical treatment in Russia.
In a statement, Mabuza office also said he was fully competent to execute his duties, as delegated by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In response to pressure from the Democratic Alliance, the official opposition in SA, on Mabuza to disclose who paid for his flights and treatment in Russia, his office has disclosed that the deputy president paid for his commercial flight to Russia and footed his health bill.
“The only costs incurred by The Presidency related to the private secretary who accompanied the Deputy President as per requirement. Furthermore, Parliament was reminded that the Deputy President, like any other South African, is entitled to choose his preferred medical practitioner. In the recent past in Parliament, the Deputy President took South Africans into confidence about him taking ill and how he ended up receiving lifesaving treatment from doctors in the Russian Federation,” the office said.
The DA’s questions to Mabuza followed similar questions that were answered by Ramaphosa in Parliament. In his response, Ramaphosa said the Deputy President was entitled to transport and security wherever he goes.
