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 (Swati) Kgoro ya Tšhireletšo (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la Tshireletso (Sotho) Lefapha la Tshireletso (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya Vusirheleri (Tsonga) Muhasho wa Vhupileli (Venda)
Formed	1994
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	R34 605 million
Minister responsible	Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Deputy Minister responsible	Kebby Maphatsoe, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
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 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: ^[1]

Senior officials in the South African Department of Defence

Civilian officials	Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Deputy Minister: Thabang Makwetla Secretary for Defence: Sam Makhudu Gulube

Military chiefs	Chief of the SANDF: Solly Shoke Chief of Joint Operations: Duma Mdutyana Chief of the Army: Lindile Yam Chief of the Navy: Samuel Hlongwane Chief of the Air Force: Fabian Msimang Surgeon-General: Aubrey Sedibe

Departments of the South African Government

The Presidency

Departments	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Arts and Culture Basic Education Communications Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Defence and Military Veterans Economic Development Energy Environmental Affairs Finance Health Higher Education and Training Home Affairs Human Settlements International Relations and Cooperation Justice and Constitutional Development Labour Mineral Resources Police Public Enterprises Public Service and Administration Public Works Rural Development and Land Reform Science and Technology Small Business Development Social Development Sport and Recreation State Security Telecommunications and Postal Services Tourism Trade and Industry Transport Water and Sanitation Women

Separate agencies	CAA CSIR FPB FIC FSB GCIS GEPF HSRC Independent Communications Authority Independent Police Investigative Directorate Media Development and Diversity Agency National Archives and Records Service National Planning Commission NPA NICOC NRF PALAMA PIC Public Service Commission SALRC SAMSA SAN Parks SANRAL SARS Stats SA ZADNA

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

History

Timeline (years)	Early history Cape Colony Orange Free State Transvaal First Boer War Second Boer War Great Depression World War II Apartheid Border War Since 1994

By topic	Economic Military

Geography

Politics

Constitution Courts Elections Foreign relations Government Human rights Law Parliament Political parties President

State security and intelligence	Minister Co-ordinating committee (NICC) Intelligence agency (NIA) Communications centre (NCC) Communications security (COMSEC) Secret Service (SASS) Intelligence academy (SANAI)

Law enforcement	Department of Police Police Service Criminal intelligence (SAPS) Special Task Force National Intervention Unit NFDD Municipal Police Independent Complaints Directorate Department of Correctional Services Biometrics use

Military

Economy

Society

Crime Education Feminism Health Immigration Languages Racism Religion Sexual violence Social movements Xenophobia

Culture	Architecture Art Cinema Cuisine Flag HIV/AIDS Homelessness Literature Media Music Public holidays Sports

Demographics	Asian Indian Chinese Bantu Ndebele Pedi Sotho Swazi Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa Zulu Coloured Cape Coloured Cape Malay Griqua Khoisan White Afrikaner British

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