David Mahlobo

Some police officials had been pushing former State Security Minister David Mahlobo and former Police and later Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula as candidates to replace Cele...

Africa Confidential was able to identify only one remaining Zuma supporter in David Mahlobo Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Water and Sanitation...

But it was an anonymous witness under police protection known only as Ms K who told Zondo that three successive Ministers of State Security under Zuma – Siyabonga Cwele David Mahlobo and Bongani Bongo – had transformed their ministry into a private force for advancing Zuma's security interests...

Also in the firing line are former South African Airways chair Dudu Myeni former State Security Minister David Mahlobo former spy chief Arthur Fraser former Director-General of Public Enterprises Richard Seleke and former Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown...

Several senior ANC officials have been implicated in corruption but not yet charged including former ministers Nomvula Mokonyane Mosebenzi Zwane Malusi Gigaba David Mahlobo and serving minister Siyabonga Cwele (see Box Team Cyril wins out)...

Covert operatorWhile Ramaphosa appointed new heads of the three branches of the intelligence services after he became President former State Security Minister and key operator of the covert system David Mahlobo remains in the cabinet as deputy minister of Human Settlements with access to high-level networks and decision-making (AC Vol 60 No 6 ANC's not-so-clean slates)...

Former State Security Minister David Mahlobo was the key operator of the covert funding system under investigation...

Others deemed unsuitable by the commission include former state security Minister Bongani Bongo who has been charged with bribery and has stepped aside as an MP; former minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson; Beauty Dlulane; Ruth Bhengu; and former State Security Minister David Mahlobo; Thabang Makwetla former Minister of Correctional Services; former Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane and former ministers Faith Muthambi and Bathabile Dlamini head of the ANC Women's League...

Several other discredited allies of Zuma including Faith Muthambi David Mahlobo Bongani Bongo Siyabonga Cwele and outgoing ANC Youth League leader Collen Maine were also included...

Ramaphosa's advisory panel on land reform Vuyokazi 'Vuyo' Mahlati member of the National Planning Commission and president of the African Farmers' Association of South Africa (chair of panel) Ruth Hall researcher and professor at the University of the Western Cape's Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies Professor Abdus Salam Mohammad Karaan professor in agricultural economics at Stellenbosch University Daniel Kriek Free State commercial livestock farmer and president of AgriSA an umbrella group of farming associations Bulelwa Mabasa attorney with expertise in land restitution and reform Thato Moagi young emerging farmer (aged 27) and entrepreneur Thandi Ngcobo chief executive and founder of the Dr J L Dube Institute for Humanitarian and Development Praxis at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Tembeka Ngcukaitobi advocate public speaker and author whose work for the Legal Resources Centre and Johannesburg Bar spans public law labour law and competition Nick Serfontein chairman of Sernick Group which is cooperating with Ramaphosa; 2016 Free State Farmer of the Year and Mentor of the Year Wandile Sihlobo agricultural economist head of research at the Agricultural Business Chamber independent advisor to Afgrain Food Groups Called to account Opposition leader Mmusi Maimane of the Democratic Alliance has requested confirmation from the Zondo Commission into state capture that the following former and serving state officials be called to testify: Lynne Brown former Energy Minister Jessie Duarte ANC Deputy Secretary-General Arthur Fraser former spy chief/Director-General of the State Security Agency now National Commissioner of Correctional Services Malusi Gigaba former Finance Minister now Minister of Home Affairs David 'DD' Mabuza current Deputy President of the ANC and South Africa David Mahlobo former State Security Minister Gwede Mantashe Chairman of the African National Congress Tom Moyane former head of the South African Revenue Service the national tax collection agency Cyril Ramaphosa current ANC President and President of South Africa David Douglas 'Des' van Rooyen former Minister of Local Government Jacob Zuma former ANC President and President of the Republic of South Africa Mosebenzi Zwane former Minister of Mineral Resources ...

Out went ten ministers mainly close allies of his predecessor such as Mosebenzi Zwane David Mahlobo and Lynne Brown...