President Ramaphosa appoints acting Minister of Police
Minister Mantashe will serve in this capacity until Prof Firoz Cachalia, who will retire from his position at the University of the Witwatersrand at the end of this month, assumes his position at the start of August.
Minister Mantashe will retain his responsibilities as Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa.
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