ANC leader calls for probe into Mabuza poisoning claims

'Investigation will bring closure'

- By Tshwarelo eseng Mogakane

A senior ANC leader has called for an investigation into the “poisoning” of late former deputy president David Dabede Mabuza.

The former Mpumalanga premier died in Sandton, Johannesburg, last week in what has been referred to as “complications from the poisoning”.

The call for a probe comes from ANC NEC member Cathy Dlamini, who served under Mabuza during his first term as Mpumalanga premier.

She told Sunday World in an exclusive interview that while the matter was personal, closure was urgently needed.

Dlamini is one of the few leaders who can speak not only as a comrade but also as someone whose political rise was shaped by Mabuza’s mentorship.

“I worked in the Premier's Office as the director of monitoring during his first stint as premier of Mpumalanga. We had a very good working relationship. Comrade Mabuza was [later] adamant that he was poisoned, and we saw his health deteriorate. As the prominent leader he was, questions will linger in the minds of his supporters until closure is established.”