# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Defence and Military Veterans minister, Angie Motshekga, to serve as acting president, as both the president and deputy president, Paul Mashatile, are currently out of the country. Ramaphosa undertook an official visit to Ireland on Wednesday and will today attend the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, Belgium. Mashatile is on a two-day visit to Sudan to hold consultations on the implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan.
Ramaphosa appoints minister Angie Motshekga as acting president