South African Department of Defence

Department of Defence

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)
Department overview
Formed	1912
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^[update] the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans was Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

The Macro-Structure of the Department of Defence as Approved by the Minister of Defence on 15 August 2008 is below:

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