Presidential Spokesperson Mac Maharaj announces retirement

Jaimie-faith Poonah
07 April 2015

Presidential Spokesperson Mac Maharaj has announced that he will retire at the end of this month.

The Presidency in a statement said Mr Maharaj, President Zuma’s former Special Envoy and former Cabinet Minister in South Africa’s first democratic administration, turns 80 years old this year and has decided it is time to slow down a bit.

The President said in a statement we wish to thank Mr Maharaj for the special service to the president and the country and wish him well in his retirement.

Mr Harold Maloka, Deputy director-general in the Government for Communication and Information System will be acting spokesperson to the president from May 2015 until further notice.