Issued by: Office of the President
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON GENERAL G.L. MEIRING, CHIEF OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE
After careful consideration, President Nelson Mandela has with regret decided to accede to the request by the Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Goerg Meiring, to redetermine his contract and allow him to retire early with effect from 31 May 1998.
The President will confer with his Cabinet Colleagues on the successor for General Meiring and will commence the necessary legal processes regarding the General's early retirement.
The President would like to thank General Meiring for the services he has rendered to the government of the Republic of South Africa.
Issued by Office of the President 06 April 1998