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Department of Military Veterans

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South African Department of Military Veterans
Department overview

Formed	28 December 2009 (2009-12-28)
Preceding Department	Department of Defence and Military Veterans
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	328 Festival Street, Hatfield, South Africa 25°45′S 28°11′E / 25.75°S 28.18°E / -25.75; 28.18
Minister responsible	Angie Motshekga, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Deputy Minister responsible	Thabang Makwetla, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Department executive	Derrick Mgwebi, Director-General
Website	www.dmv.gov.za

The Department of Military Veterans is a sub-department of the Department of Defence that 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 and APLA). The political head of the department is the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans; as of 2024^[update] this is Angie Motshekga.^[1] Her deputy is Thabang Makwetla, and the administrative head of the department is Director-General Derrick Mgwebi.

References[edit]

^ "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.

Departments

Agencies with
department status

v t e South African National Defence Force
Department of Defence, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Combat arms	South African Army South African Navy South African Air Force South African Military Health Service Special Forces Brigade
Staff Divisions	Defence Intelligence Joint Operations Division Corporate Staff Human Resources Logistics Finance
Other	Military Academy Ranks History Military Chiefs Military decorations Battle Honours Bases 2012 Defence Review Department of Military Veterans

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