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defenceWeb 16th Apr 2021 Rudzani Maphwanya. The new South African National Defence Force (SANDF) senior appointments announced by President Ramaphosa this week merit comment, not on the persons but on the process of selecting officers for the top posts in the Defence Force. I know one of these officers reasonably well and am delighted by that appointment; the others I do not know well or even at all, so am in no position to comment other than to wish them well in their new posts. But the system of career and succession planning needs to be considered and reviewed. The President remarked that ...

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Cyril Ramaphosa. Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the appointment of the Chief of the South African National Defence Force and members of The Military Command of the South African National Defence Force, 14 April 2021. Fellow South Africans, I address you this evening as the Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force on new appointments to the leadership of our armed forces. By virtue of the powers vested in me by our Constitution and legislation, it is my responsibility to appoint the Chief of the South African National Defence F...

Thursday 15 April 2021 - 10:58am Major-General Thalita Mxakato Facebook Major-General Thalita Mxakato will assume the position of Chief of Defence Intelligence on 1 June. Ramaphosa said: "I am also pleased to announce the appointment of Major-General Thalita Mxakato as Chief of Defence Intelligence as of 1 June 2021. "The Defence Intelligence Division provides combat-ready intelligence and counter-intelligence capabilities for employment in operations or joint and multinational force preparations. "Major-General Mxakato joined Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1983. She comp...

Announcing Mxakato’s appointment and other members of the Military Command of the SANDF, President Ramaphosa says Mxakato’s new role is a testimony of the advancement of women in the armed forces. President Ramaphosa announces appointments to Military Command Council: About Major-General Mxakato Major-General Mxakato joined Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1983. She completed her basic training in Angola and specialisation training in the German Democratic Republic. She has served in the SANDF since its formation in 1994. Before joining the Defence Intelligence Division in 2003, she served in the Sou...