South Africa’s Ramaphosa appoints defence minister as acting president for Saturday – website

Aug 17 (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to serve as acting president on Saturday while he travels to Zimbabwe for a regional summit, his office said on its website.

Ramaphosa is visiting Harare to take part in a summit of the Southern African Development Community. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru Editing by Frances Kerry)

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