Department of Defence (South Africa)

Department of Defence
Department overview
Formed	1994
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Armscor Building, Erasmuskloof, Pretoria 25.813°S 28.260°E / -25.813; 28.260
Employees	79 045
Annual budget	R34 605 million
Minister responsible	Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Deputy Minister responsible	Thabang Makwetla, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Department executive	Sam Makhudu Gulube, Secretary for Defence
Child agencies	Defence Force Service Commission Armscor Castle Control Board
Key document	Defence Act, 2002
Website
www.dod.mil.za

The Department of Defence is the defence ministry of the South African government. It oversees the South African National Defence Force, the armed forces responsible for defending South Africa.

As of June 2014 the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans was Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

Organisation and Structure

The Macro-Structure of the Department of Defence as Approved by the Minister of Defence on 15 August 2008 is below:

See also

• South African National Defence Force
• Minister of Defence and Military Veterans (South Africa)

External links

• Department of Defence