Department of Military Veterans

South African Department of Military Veterans
Department overview
Formed	28 December 2009
Preceding Department	Department of Defence and Military Veterans;
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	328 Festival Street,; Hatfield, South Africa; 25°45′S 28°11′E / 25.75°S 28.18°E
Minister responsible	Angie Motshekga, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans;
Deputy Minister responsible	Thabang Makwetla, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans;
Department executive	Derrick Mgwebi, Director-General;
Website	www.dmv.gov.za

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; as of 2024^[update] this is Angie Motshekga.^[1] Her deputy is Thabang Makwetla, and the administrative head of the department is Director-General Derrick Mgwebi.

References

^ "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.

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