President Cyril Ramaphosa has temporarily stepped back from public duties due to ill health.
The Presidency confirmed on Wednesday that Ramaphosa's medical team has advised him to rest and recover. No further details about his health have been disclosed.
Ramaphosa returned to South Africa on Monday after attending the BRICS summit in India.
According to the Presidency, the president has asked the relevant ministers to represent him at scheduled public engagements where possible.
No indication has been given of when Ramaphosa will return to his public duties.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.