We expect to hear much less in 2023 from the now marginalised RET leaders such as Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma former Deputy President David Mabuza and Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu (Dispatches 23/12/22 Ramaphosa's win in ANC elections opens a door to policy shifts and reshuffles)...

The incumbent Deputy President David 'DD' Mabuza got just 196 votes...

Deputy President David 'DD' Mabuza has not yet said if he will run and his province Mpumalanga has opted for Justice Minister Ronald Lamola for the deputy presidency...

That leaves the door open for people like current Deputy President David 'DD' Mabuza who failed to get an endorsement from any province including his own Mpumalanga...

He feels betrayed by people like [Treasurer-General] Paul Mashatile and [Deputy President David] DD Mabuza...

Several names are being pushed for the job including treasurer and acting secretary-general Paul Mashatile Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi Co-operative and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma deputy president David 'DD' Mabuza and Justice Minister Ronald Lamola (see Box Whose hats are in the ring...

ANC deputy president David Mabuza has not ruled himself out of the race either and his lobby group has been seeking advice on the economy Africa Confidential hears...

It was he who won DD Mabuza to the Cyril camp during the elective conference in 2017 when Mabuza ordered his supporters to shift their votes from Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to Ramaphosa ' an insider said (AC Vol 59 No 1 Pushing Zuma to the exit)...

Ramaphosa can still rely on senior government figures such as Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola Deputy President David 'DD' Mabuza and Higher Education Minister and former SACP secretary-general Blade Nzimande...

Controversial Deputy President David Mabuza who has lost influence in his home province of Mpumalanga looks increasingly unlikely to get the ANC nod from the new provincial leadership to stand for a second five-year term analysts say...