Department of Defence (South Africa)

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.

Department of Defence
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)
Department overview
Formed1912
TypeDepartment
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
HeadquartersArmscor Building, Erasmuskloof, Pretoria
25.813°S 28.260°E / -25.813; 28.260
Employees79 045
Annual budgetR50 000+ million
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Gladys Sonto Kudjoe, Secretary for Defence
Child agencies
  • Defence Force Service Commission
  • Armscor
  • Castle Control Board
Key document
  • Defence Act, 2002
Websitewww.dod.mil.za

As of August 2021 the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans is Thandi Modise.[1]

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]

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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)


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