Mashatile: Playing the game or the victim card?

The deputy president is confident he will become head of state and says Ramaphosa is not behind moves to discredit him

16 July 2023 - 00:00 By SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA and KGOTHATSO MADISA

Paul Mashatile has one foot in Mahlamba Ndlopfu. As deputy to President Cyril Ramaphosa, he is the front-runner to succeed the incumbent when he finishes his term — or trips on the Phala Phala farm scandal...

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