Department of Defence (South Africa)

Department of Defence
Department overview
List 10 other official names: Departement van Verdediging (Afrikaans) umNyango wezokuVikela (Southern Ndebele) iSebe lezoKhuseleko (Xhosa) uMnyango Wezokuvikela (Zulu) Litiko Letekuvikela (Swazi) Kgoro ya Tšhireletšo (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la Tshireletso (Sotho) Lefapha la Tshireletso (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya Vusirheleri (Tsonga) Muhasho wa Vhupileli (Venda)
Formed	1912
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Armscor Building, Erasmuskloof, Pretoria 25°48′47″S 28°15′36″E / 25.813°S 28.260°E / -25.813; 28.260
Employees	79 045
Annual budget	R50 000+ million
Minister responsible	Thandi Modise, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Deputy Minister responsible	Thabang Makwetla, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Department executive	Gladys Sonto Kudjoe, 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 a department of the South African government. It oversees the South African National Defence Force, the armed forces responsible for defending South Africa.

Organisation and Structure

The Macro-Structure of the Department of Defence as Approved by the Minister of Defence on 15 August 2008 is below:^[2]

^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa: Changes to the national executive". Government of South Africa. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

v t e Senior officials in the South African Department of Defence
Civilian officials	Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Deputy Minister: Kebby Maphatsoe Secretary for Defence: Sam Makhudu Gulube
Military chiefs	Chief of the SANDF: Solly Shoke Chief of Joint Operations: Rudzani Maphwanya Chief of the Army: Lawrence Mbatha Chief of the Navy: Monde Lobese Chief of the Air Force: Wiseman Mbambo Surgeon-General: Ntshavheni Maphaha

v t e Departments of the Government of South Africa
The Presidency
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Agencies with department status	Government Communication and Information System Independent Police Investigative Directorate National School of Government Office of the Chief Justice Public Service Commission Statistics South Africa

v t e South African National Defence Force
Department of Defence, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Combat arms	South African Army South African Navy South African Air Force South African Military Health Service Special Forces Brigade
Staff Divisions	Defence Intelligence Joint Operations Division Corporate Staff Human Resources Logistics Finance
Other	Military Academy Ranks History Military Chiefs Military decorations Battle Honours Bases 2012 Defence Review Department of Military Veterans

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