Madala Backson Masuku (born 6 June 1965) is a South African politician, a former Member of
Parliament of South Africa
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(MP) and a Member of the
African National Congress
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ANC
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). He is also a Central Committee member of the
South African Communist Party
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(SACP). He was a Member of the
National Assembly of South Africa
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and the Deputy Minister of Economic Development from 2014 to 2019. Masuku also served as a Member of the Mpumalanga Executive Council for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Finance under premier
David Mabuza
David Dabede "DD" Mabuza (born 25 August 1960) is a South African politician who has been Deputy President of South Africa since February 2018. He was the Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) from December 2017 to December 2022 ...
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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
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Constitution of South Africa
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History of the African National Congress
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Called the South African Nativ ...
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Politics in South Africa
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Provincial governments of South Africa
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1965 births
Living people
South African Communist Party politicians
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
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