South Africa's Deputy President David Mabuza is sworn in in Cape Town, South Africa, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa began swearing in its newly elected parliament on Wednesday, excluding President Cyril Ramaphosa's influential deputy David Mabuza, who put off taking up his seat to address accusations he had brought the ruling party into disrepute.
Ramaphosa, who is also the leader of the ANC, is due to be elected to remain president on Wednesday by the 400 lawmakers in parliament's National Assembly lower house, where his party holds the majority. He will be inaugurated on Saturday.
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