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Department of Defence (South Africa)

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The Department of Defence is a department of the South African government. It oversees the South African National Defence Force, the armed forces responsible for defending South Africa.

Department of Defence
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  • 10 other official names:
  • Departement van Verdediging (Afrikaans)
  • umNyango wezokuVikela (Southern Ndebele)
  • iSebe lezoKhuseleko (Xhosa)
  • uMnyango Wezokuvikela (Zulu)
  • Litiko Letekuvikela (Swazi)
  • Kgoro ya Tšhireletšo (Northern Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Tshireletso (Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Tshireletso (Tswana)
  • Ndzawulo ya Vusirheleri (Tsonga)
  • Muhasho wa Vhupileli (Venda)
Department overview
Formed1912
TypeDepartment
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
HeadquartersArmscor Building, Erasmuskloof, Pretoria
25°48′47″S 28°15′36″E / 25.813°S 28.260°E / -25.813; 28.260
Employees79 045
Annual budgetR50 000+ million
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Gladys Sonto Kudjoe, Secretary for Defence
Child agencies
Key document
Websitewww.dod.mil.za

As of June 2024 the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans is Angie Motshekga.[1]

2023 Alleged Hack

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In August 2023, a Russian Hacker Group named “Snatch” claimed to steal 200TB of classified information, contracts and personal identity information. They allegedly posted a 1.6TB Compressed Archive on the dark web.[2][3] The Department of Defense claimed that it was “fake news” and no data leak occurred.[4]

Snatch claimed it specifically chose the week of the 15th BRICS summit to release the data since the spotlight was on South Africa. [3]

South Africa has recently been involved in other controversies, notably being accused of providing and selling arms to Russia, performing military exercises with Russia and not taking a stance on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Organisation and structure

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The Macro-Structure of the Department of Defence as Approved by the Minister of Defence on 15 August 2008 is below:[5]

 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Paganini, Pierluigi (22 August 2023). "Snatch gang hacked of the Department of Defence South Africa". Security Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Russian group hacks South African Department of Defence — allegedly leaks Ramaphosa's number". Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Brederode, William. "'Fake news.' Department of Defence says no leak of sensitive data amid claims from hacker group". News24. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Strategic Business Plan 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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