Mandisi Mpahlwa | |
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Minister of Trade and Industry | |
In office 2004–2008 | |
President | Thabo Mbeki |
Mandisi Mabuto Bongani Mpahlwa was the Minister of Trade and Industry under South African President Thabo Mbeki,from 2004 to 2008. [1] [2]
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