Department Of Military Veterans In South Africa
Department Of Military Veterans In South Africa, The Department of Military Veterans is a department of the Government of South Africa 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 2013 this is Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Her deputy is Kebby Maphatsoe, and the administrative head of the department is Director-General Tsepe Motumi.
About the Department of Military Veterans
Vision
A dignified, unified, empowered and self-sufficient military veterans’ community.
Mission
To facilitate delivery and co-ordinate all activities that recognise and entrench the restoration of dignity and appreciation of the contribution of Military Veterans to our freedom and nation building.
Who is a “Military Veteran”?
According to the 2011 Military Veterans act, a military veteran is any South African who rendered military service to any of the military organisations, former statutory and liberation armies, which were involved on all sides of South Africa’s liberation war from 1960 to 1993; served in the then Union Defence Force before 1961 or became a member of the SANDF after 1994 and has completed his or military training and no longer performs military duties, and has not been dishonourably discharged from his or her respective military organisation.
Call centre: 080 232 3244
Addresses:
Mail address:
Private Bag X943
Pretoria
0001
Physical addresses:
Pretoria (Head Office)
328 Festival Street
Hatfield, Pretoria
Eastern Cape (Provincial Office)
35 Terminus Street, Caxton House,
Quigney, East London