Victor Matfield will captain South Africa in their Test matches against Wales and Scotland this month.
Matfield, 37, retired from playing after the 2011 World Cup, but returned to action earlier this year after signing a deal with the Pretoria-based Bulls.
The lock will take over as skipper from centre Jean de Villiers, who is sidelined for eight weeks because of a knee injury.
Matfield, who has won 110 caps, will take the helm for Saturday's appointment with a World XV in Cape Town.
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer said: "Victor was a logical option. He knows the pressure associated with being Springbok captain as he's been there before."
South Africa face Wales in Durban on June 14, then Nelspruit seven days later, while they meet Vern Cotter's Scotland in Port Elizabeth on June 28.
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