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Department of Defence (South Africa)

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Department of Defence
Department overview
Formed 1994
Type Department
Jurisdiction Government of South Africa
Headquarters Armscor Building, Erasmuskloof, Pretoria
Employees 79 045
Annual budget R34 605 million
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
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: [1]

DOD (South Africa) Structure

References[]

  1. ↑ http://www.dod.mil.za/documents/strategicbusinessplan/Strategic%20Business%20Plan%202009.pdf

See also[]

External links[]

Senior officials in the South African Department of Defence
Civilian officials
Military chiefs
  • Chief of the SANDF: Solly Shoke
  • Chief of Joint Operations: Derrick Mgwebi
  • Chief of the Army: Vusumuzi Masondo
  • Chief of the Navy: Samuel Hlongwane
  • Chief of the Air Force: Fabian Msimang
  • Surgeon-General: Aubrey Sedibe
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