| Department overview | |
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| 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 |
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| Department executive |
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| Child agencies |
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| 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[update] 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]
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The original article can be found at Department of Defence (South Africa) and the edit history here.