The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa. The commander of the SANDF is appointed by the President of South Africa from one of the armed services. They are in turn accountable to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of the Defence Department.
A SANDF helicopter being refuelled during the annual game census
SANDF paratroops
SANDF Organisation Chart 2019
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The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans is a Minister in the Government of South Africa, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Defence, the Department of Military Veterans and the South African National Defence Force.
Image: Picture of Jan Christiaan Smuts
Image: Smuts Cabinet 1923
Image: Kolonel Cresswell