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The Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is the senior military commander and the chiefs of the four services, in addition to the chiefs of Joint Operations, Defence Intelligence, and Corporate Staff, report to him. [2] As of September 2018 the Chief of the SANDF is General Solly Shoke OMBG, SBS, MMS, OMS .
The SANDF was formed in 1994 following the first democratic general election in South Africa and was created by an amalgamation of the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) as well as the existing South African Defence Force (SADF) structure of Army, Air Force, Navy, and Medical Service (which was renamed Military ...
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Integration process
In 1994, the SANDF took over the personnel and equipment from the SADF and integrated forces from the former Bantustan homelands forces,: 5 as well as personnel from the former guerrilla forces of some of the political parties involved in South Africa, such as the African National Congress's Umkhonto we Sizwe, the Pan Africanist Congress's Azanian People's Liberation Army and the Self-Protection Units of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The Azanian People's Organization' s AZANLA was invited...
1999 re-armament
In 1999, a R30 billion (US$4.8 billion) purchase of weaponry by the South African Government was finalised, which has been subject to allegations of corruption. The South African Department of Defence's Strategic Defence Acquisition purchased frigates, submarines, light utility helicopters, lead-in fighter trainer and multirole combat aircraft.
Decline
Systemic public-sector corruption, State capture, (2011/12 to 2017) had a debilitating effect on Denel and consequently the country's defence capability. In 2014 some 62% of the SANDF's facilities and housing were deemed to be in unacceptable condition, of which 4% were hazardous, another 2% fit to be demolished, and some occupied by squatters. This contributed to low soldier morale and poor discipline. Equipment became largely obsolete due to inadequate maintenance, while renewal stalled wit...
Overall command is vested in an officer-designated Chief of the SANDF (CSANDF). Appointed from any of the Arms of Service, they are the only person in the SANDF at the rank of General or Admiral, and is accountable to the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, who heads the Department of Defence. The structure of the SANDF is depicted below: In 2...
Military equipment
The SANDF possesses various foreign and domestically produced weapons. Most of its equipment comes from its own domestic military industry and some gear comes from foreign countries.
Defence industry
South Africa's arms industry dates back to 1968 and was established primarily as a response to the international sanctions by the United Nations against South Africa due to apartheid, which began in 1963 and prevented the country from acquiring foreign combat systems until 1990. South Africa's arms industry is the only arms industry in Africa capable of producing home-grown sophisticated military equipment, as of today it is considered one of the most advanced in the non-Western world rivalli...
Brazil
Brazil-South Africa military relations have traditionally been close, in 2022 the Brazilian Armed Forces provided military assistance to the SANDF in the form of warfare training and logistics. Brazil and South Africa also collaborated on the A-Darter air-to-air missile project which will be used on both their JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets. Both countries are looking to further cooperate in missile development, notably on the 100 km range Marlin radar-guided air-to-air weapon which will feature...
India
India and South Africa have also developed military cooperation, trading arms and joint exercises like IBSAMAR, which started in 2008 between India, Brazil, and South Africa and programs to train forces. During the 1990s South Africa developed the Bhim self-propelled howitzer to meet the Indian Army's requirements for self-propelled artillery units. South Africa is looking at collaboration with Indian defence companies after a trade visit identified areas of cooperation that include ammunitio...
On 31 March 2019, the demographics of service personnel were as follows:: 165 1. 55,866 (75%) Black 2. 8,479 (11.4%) White 3. 981 (1.3%) Indian 4. 9,162 (12.3%) Coloureds The gender split in the SANDF as of 31 March 2019 is as follows: 1. 51,684 men (69.4%) 2. 22,824 women (30.6%) The target for female recruits increased to 40% in 2010.
South African Army Badger IFVSouth African Army close quarters trainingFIB South African infantry units in Sake, Democratic Republic of the CongoThe South African Defence Review 2012 is a policy review process carried out by a panel of experts, chaired by retired politician and former Minister of Defence, Roelf Meyer. The review was commissioned by Lindiwe Sisulu the then Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, in July 2011. The review was motivated by the need to correct the errors and ...
"South African Defence Review 2012". Defence Review Committee. Archived from the originalon 28 July 2012.- 18–49
- For the brave, for the proud
The South African Defence Force ( SADF) ( Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957.
- 82,400 (1986)
- 1994 (reorganised into the SANDF)
- 1957
This article lists the South African military chiefs. From 1958 until the first post-apartheid general election in 1994, the present-day South African National Defence Force was known as the South African Defence Force. From 1912 to 1958, the military was known as the Union Defence Force. In terms of section 202(1) of the Constitution of South Africa, the military command of the Defence Force ...
GOC Special Forces Brigade (2006–2015) Awards. Spouse (s) Masindi Mulayo Maphwanya [1] General Rudzani Maphwanya SM MMM (born 23 November 1960) [1] is a South African military commander who served as Chief of Joint Operations from 2019 till May 2021. He was appointed Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on 1 June 2021.
- 23 November 1960 (age 62)
- South Africa
- 1978–present
- General
Jan 21, 2010 · Chief of the SANDF. GEN Godfrey Nhlanhla Ngwenya June 1, 2005 – present. GEN Siphiwe Nyanda June 1, 1998 – May 31, 2005. GEN Georg Lodewyk Meiring November 1, 1993 – May 31, 1998. SA Defence Force (1957-1994) Chief of the SADF. GEN Georg Lodewyk Meiring November 1, 1993 – April 30, 1994. GEN Andreas J “Kat” Liebenberg November 1 ...
