Department of Defence (South Africa)

Department of Defence
Department overview
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.

As of June 2012 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]

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: Derrick Mgwebi Chief of the Army: Vusumuzi Masondo Chief of the Navy: Samuel Hlongwane Chief of the Air Force: Fabian Msimang Surgeon-General: Aubrey Sedibe

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