David Dube
South African politician
Boy David Ditlaishego Dube (born 14 October 1960 in Lydenburg) is a South African politician. Dube deputised for David Mabuza while Mabuza served as provincial chairperson of the African National Congress in Mpumalanga from 2012 to 2015.
Early life
Dube was born in Lydenburg (now called Mashishing) on 14 October 1960. He matriculated at Burgersfort's Leolo High School in 1982 before obtaining a Diploma in Teaching from Mgwenya College in 1985 and was subsequently employed as a teacher at Kgahlanong High School where he taught history, Afrikaans and Business Economics.
Education and career
Dube is a politician for South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) since 1988 and served in various roles in regional positions before he was elected the party's deputy chairperson along with David Mabuza who became chairperson at that December 2012 elective congress.
He was a member of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) since its founding in 1990 and was elected the secretary of the teacher's union in the Lydenburg area in 1992. In 1995, he was elected to chair the ANC in the then Witbank region in 1995 and the Ehlanzeni region in 2001. In 2005, he served as an elected member of the then Bohlabelo ANC executive regional body.
Dube was one of the executives of the provincial Human Settlements Department that included Peter Nyoni and Bongani Bongo who David Mabuza refused to renew their contracts in 2013. Mabuza who was Premier of Mpumalanga then said the reason for not renewing the contracts was because the three focused too much on politics and failed to deliver services to the poor.
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