Department of Defence (South Africa)
Department overview | |
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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 |
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 |
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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]
References
See also
- South African National Defence Force
- Minister of Defence and Military Veterans (South Africa)
External links
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