RISE TO THE TOP
South Africa is set to have a new deputy president in Paul Shipokosa Mashatile, the deputy president of the governing ANC. He’ll replace the incumbent, David Mabuza, who announced that he would step down.
Who is Mashatile and what does he bring to the position?
Mashatile, 61, is a veteran politician from the ANC, the party that has governed South Africa since democracy in 1994. He has occupied a dizzying array of posts and portfolios during his climb to the top.
Mashatile has been continuously in party or state posts for 29 years. Though he battled with the
