Agency Name: | South African Department of Military Veterans |
Type: | Department |
Seal: | Emblem of the South African Department of Military Veterans.svg |
Preceding1: | Department of Defence and Military Veterans |
Jurisdiction: | Government of South Africa |
Headquarters: | 328 Festival Street, Hatfield, South Africa |
Coordinates: | -25.75°N 28.18°W |
Minister1 Name: | Angie Motshekga |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Defence and Military Veterans |
Deputyminister1 Name: | Thabang Makwetla |
Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans |
Chief1 Name: | Derrick Mgwebi |
Chief1 Position: | Director-General |
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; this is Angie Motshekga.[1] Her deputy is Thabang Makwetla, and the administrative head of the department is Director-General Derrick Mgwebi.