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Department of Defence (South Africa)

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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°48′47″S 28°15′36″E / 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
Key document
Websitewww.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.

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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