Department of Military Veterans
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 28 December 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters | 328 Festival Street, Hatfield, South Africa 25°45′S 28°11′E / 25.75°S 28.18°E |
| Employees | 180 |
| Annual budget | ZAR 878,000,000 |
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| Website | www |
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) is a separate government department and no longer a sub-department of the Department of Defence. The Department is responsible for providing support and services to veterans of the South African military, including veterans of the armed wings of anti-apartheid movements (Umkhonto we Sizwe, APLA, etc.). The political head of the department is the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans; as of 2024 this is Angie Motshekga.[1] Her two deputies are deputy are Retired General Bantu Holomisa and Richard Mkhungo (Hlophe). The current administrative head of the department is Acting Director-General Nontobeko Mafu[2]
References
- ^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa: Changes to the national executive". Government of South Africa. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ website, 2025 © Department of Military Veterans. "Organisational structure of the Department of Military Veterans". The official Department of Military Veterans website. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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