Science and technology minister Naledi Pandor has today been named the acting minister of home affairs by president Jacob Zuma.
Former home affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma resigned from her position after being elected chairperson of the African Union Commission.
"I wish to thank Dr Dlamini Zuma most sincerely for the remarkable contribution that she made in the work of Parliament as a Member of the National Assembly and the lasting impact she made in the National Executive as a Minister in different portfolios since 1994. She definitely served the country with distinction in all the tasks that she was charged with, in our quest to better the lives of our people,'' says Zuma.
Pandor will fill the acting position with immediate effect until the vacancy is filled.
Democratic Alliance shadow deputy minister of home affairs Manny de Freitas last week said a new sensible home affairs minister is needed and the appointed person should continue where Dlamini Zuma left off rather than change the way the department is currently being run.
"It is true that the Department of Home Affairs has a long way to go to get to where it should be. Dr Dlamini Zuma however has made many dramatically positive changes when it comes to basic services delivered by the department.
"President Zuma needs to be mindful of this. He needs to appoint someone who is tough and ready to confront this challenge."
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