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South Africa Replaces Mines Minister Amid Looming Job Cuts

Ngoako Ramathlodi, outgoing South African Minister of Mineral Resources.
Photographer: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images

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By Matthew Hill, Tshepiso Mokhema and Amogelang Mbatha

September 22, 2015 at 7:12 PM UTC

Updated on

September 23, 2015 at 1:35 PM UTC

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South Africa, the world’s largest producer of platinum, replaced its mineral resources minister amid planned layoffs by mining companies and a commodity-price slump.

Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane will succeed Ngoako Ramathlodi, who has become the public service and administration minister, the presidency said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday. Zwane, a former official of the Free State provincial government in departments ranging from economics to agriculture, will be sworn in on Wednesday in Pretoria, the capital, it said.