The South African National Defence Force has finalised its list of promotions and appointments for the ranks of Brigadier General, Rear Admiral (JG), Major General, and Rear Admiral for 2016 and 2017.
Notable appointments include a new Chief of Command Management Information Systems, and new Deputy Chiefs of Joint Operations, the South African Air Force and the South African Navy.
Major Generals and Rear Admirals
| Unit | Person | Service | New rank | Old Position | New Position | Effective | Replacing | Who |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of Staff Office | Major General W.S. Mbambo | SAAF | Corporate Staff | Deputy Chief of Corporate Staff | Deputy Chief of Corporate Staff | Immediately | Major General L.M. Dlulane | Retires on 31 December 2016. |
| Command Management Information Systems Division | Brigadier General S. Sipika | SA Army | Major General | Chief of CMIS Division (additional to structure) | Chief of CMIS Division | 01 February 2017 | Major General H. Bhembe | Retires on 31 January 2017. |
| Joint Operations Division | Brigadier General E.F. Drost | SA Army | Major General | Deputy Chief of J Ops at J Ops Division HQ | Deputy Chief of Joint Operations at Joint Operations Division HQ | 01 March 2017 | Rear Admiral D.J. Christian | Retires on 28 February 2017. |
| Joint Operations Division | Brigadier General A.M. Sibango | SA Army | Major General | Chief of Staff J Ops Division | Chief of Staff Joint Operations Division | 01 June 2017 | Major General A.M.Z. Msi | Retires on 31 May 2017. |
| Joint Operations Division | Brigadier General T.C. Mokhosi | SA Army | Major General | GOC J Op HQ | General Officer Commanding Joint Operations HQ | 01 July 2017 | Major General J.G. Nkabinde | Retires on 30 June 2017. |
| Defence Legal Services Division | Brigadier General E.Z. Mnisi | SA Army | Major General | Adjutant General | Adjutant General | 01 June 2017 | Major General S.B. Mmono | Will exit bmo MEM on 31 May 2017. |
| Defence Intelligence Division | Brigadier General B. Ngcobo | SA Army | Major General | CD Collection | Chief Director Collection | 01 September 2017 | Major General R. Moroane | Retires on 31 August 2017. |
| Inspector General DOD | Brigadier General T.S. Buhali | SAAF | Major General | IG DOD | Inspector General DOD | 01 April 2017 | Major General M.E. Petane | Retires through MEM on 31 March 2017. |
| Human Resources Division | Brigadier General E.F. Mahlangu | SAMHS | Major General | CD Transform Man | Chief Director Transformation Management | 01 August 2017 | Major General O.T. Nodola | Retires on 31 July 2017. |
| Human Resources Division | Brigadier General L.K. Mbatha | SA Army | Major General | Chief Joint Training | Chief Joint Training | 01 March 2017 | Major General G.M. Yekelo | Retires on 28 February 2017. |
| South African Air Force | Brigadier General M.I. Buthelezi | SAAF | Major General | Deputy Chief of the SA Air Force | Deputy Chief of the Air Force | 01 June 2017 | Major General G. Malinga | Retires on 31 May 2017. |
| South African Air Force | Brigadier General L. Lombard | SAAF | Major General | CD Force Dev and Supp | Chief Director Force Development and Support | Immediately | Major General J.D. Pelser | Is rotated to the vacant post of CD F Prep. |
| South African Air Force | Major General J.D. Pelser | SAAF | CD Force Prep at Air Comd. | Chief Director Force Preparation at Air Command | Immediately | Vacant post | ||
| South African Air Force | Brigadier General P.N. More | SAAF | Major General | CD F Prep | Chief Director Force Preparation | 01 September 2017 | Major General J.D. Pelser | Retires on 31 August 2017. |
| South African Air Force | Major General M.O. Mcetywa | SAAF | GOC Air Comd | General Officer Commanding Air Command | Immediately | Major General W.S. Mbambo | Is appointed as Dep CCS. | |
| South African Air Force | Brigadier General L.J. Selepe | SAAF | Major General | CD Pol & Plan | Chief Director Policy & Planning | Immediately | Major General M.O. Mcetywa | Has been appointed as GOC Air Comd. |
| South African Navy | Rear Admiral (JG) A.E Kubu | SAN | Rear Admiral | Chief of Naval Staff at Navy Office. | Chief of Naval Staff at Navy Office. | Immediately | Vacant post | |
| South African Navy | Rear Admiral (JG) D.G. Jamieson | SAN | Rear Admiral | Dep C Navy | Dep Chief of the Navy | 1 April 2017 | Rear Admiral W.H.O. Teuteberg | Retires bmo MEM on 31 March 2017. |
| South African Military Health Service | Brigadier General N. Ndhlovu | SAMHS | Major General | Deputy Chief of SAMHS | Deputy Chief of SAMHS | 01 August 2017 | Major General H.C. Grobler | Retires on 31 July 2017. |
Brigadier Generals and Rear Admirals (JG)
| Unit | Person | Service | New rank if promotion | Position (Original) | Position (Expanded) | Effective | Replacing | Who |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of SANDF Office | Colonel S Gina | SA Army | Brigadier General | PSO to C SANDF | PSO to the Chief of the SANDF | Immediately | Rear Admiral (JG) J.S. Matshimane | Is placed as D HR at Navy HQ. |
| Defence Corporate Communications | Colonel M.P.M Mgobozi | SA Army | Brigadier General | DCC | Director Corporate Communications | Immediately | Brigadier General X.G. Mabanga | Is appointed as DA. |
| Command Management Information Systems Division | Colonel M.P. Shashape | SA Army | Brigadier General | Director Divisional Staff | Director Divisional Staff | Immediately | Brigadier General S. Sipika | Is appointed as C CMIS Division. |
| Military Police Division | Captain (SAN) M.A. Maphoto | SA Navy | Rear Admiral (JG) | PMG | Provost-Marshal General | 01 April 2017 | Brigadier General T.S. Buhali | Is appointed as IG DOD. |
| Defence Legal Services Division | Captain (SAN) Z. Kani | SA Navy | Rear Admiral (JG) | Dir Ops Law Sup | Director Operational Law Support | 01 June 2017 | Brigadier General E.Z. Mnisi | Has been places as Adjutant General. |
| Joint Operations Division | Colonel K. Nompetsheni | SA Army | Brigadier General | D Ops at J Ops Division. | Director Operations at Joint Operations Division. | Immediately | Vacant post | |
| Joint Operations Division | Colonel G.W. Lategan | SA Army | Brigadier General | Dir F Prep | Director Force Preparation | 01 April 2017 | Rear Admiral (JG) P.T. Duze | Retires through MEM. |
| Joint Operations Division | Brigadier General D. Tempelhof | SAMHS | D Spec Med | D Spec Med | 01 August 2017 | Brigadier General N. Ndhlovu | Is appointed as Dep SG. | |
| Joint Operations Division | Colonel V.Z. Ngcobo | SA Army | Brigadier General | Dir Peace Sup Ops | Director Peace Support Operations | 01 July 2017 | Brigadier General T.C. Mokhosi | Is appointed as GOC J Op HQ. |
| Defence Intelligence Division | Brigadier General V.J.S. Radebe | SA Army | D General Int | Director General Intelligence | Immediately | Vacant post | ||
| Defence Intelligence Division | Colonel M.E. Gcaza | SA Army | Brigadier General | D Ops Int | Director Operational Intelligence | Immediately | Vacant post | |
| Defence Intelligence Division | Colonel E.G.M. Ntlokwana | SAMHS | Brigadier General | D Tech Int | Director Technical Intelligence | 01 February 2017 | Brigadier General D.J. Janse van Rensburg | Retires on 31 January 2017. |
| Defence Intelligence Division | Colonel O. Khumalo | SAAF | Brigadier General | D CI Processing | Director Counter Intelligence Processing | 01 May 2017 | Brigadier General C.M. Ngaleka | Retires on 30 April 2017. |
| Defence Intelligence Division | Brigadier General X. Tshofela | SAAF | D Geospatial Info | Director Geospatial Information | 01 April 2017 | Brigadier General P.W. Thirion | Whose contract expires on 31 March 2017. | |
| Defence Intelligence Division | Colonel C.M. Zibi | SA Army | Brigadier General | Dir Elect Collection | Director Electronic Collection | 01 April 2017 | Brigadier General X. Tshofela | Is appointed as Dir Geospatial Info. |
| Defence Intelligence Division | Colonel E.P. Baloyi | SAAF | Brigadier General | D CI Overt Coll | Director Counter Intelligence Overt Collection | Immediately | Brigadier General M. Sizani | Is appointed as the DA to the UN. |
| Defence Intelligence Division | Colonel C. Terblanche | SA Army | Brigadier General | D Int Sup | Director Intelligence Support | Immediately | Brigadier General V.J.S. Radebe | Is appointed as Dir Gen Int. |
| South African Air Force | Colonel K. Moonsamy | SAAF | Brigadier General | D ETD at Air Comd. | Director Education, Training, and Development at Air Command | Vacant post | ||
| South African Air Force | Brigadier General H. Smith | SAAF | Dir Corp Staff Svcs post at Air Force Office. | Director Corporate Staff Services at Air Force Office. | Immediately | Vacant post | ||
| South African Air Force | Colonel E. De Bod | SAAF | D Heli Sys | Director Helicopter Systems | 01 May 2017 | Brigadier General G.J. Engelbrecht | Retires on 30 April 2017. | |
| South African Air Force | Colonel E.M. Riekert | SAAF | Brigadier General | Dir B Supp Sys | Director Base Support Systems | Immediately | Brigadier General A.P. Staunton | Retires on 28 February 2017. |
| South African Air Force | Brigadier General M.A. Phala | SAAF | Dir Ops Sup & Int Sys | Director Operational Support & Intelligence Systems | 01 September 2017 | Brigadier General P.N. More | Is appointed as CD FD & Sup. | |
| South African Air Force | Colonel A. Pieterse | SAAF | Brigadier General | Dir Air Tpt & Mar S | Director Air Transport and Maritime Systems | 01 June 2017 | Brigadier General M.I. Buthelezi | Is appointed as Dep CAF. |
| South African Air Force | Colonel G.W. Gibson | SAAF | Brigadier General | OC AFCP | Officer Commanding Air Force Command Post | Immediately | Brigadier General L. Lombard | Is appointed as CD SAAF F Prep. |
| South African Air Force | Colonel J.E. Crows | SAAF | Brigadier General | Dir C & C Sys | Director Command & Control Systems | Immediately | Brigadier General L.J. Selepe | Is appointed as CD Pol & Plan. |
| South African Air Force | Brigadier General M.M. Kweta | SAAF | Dir HR Svc | Director Human Resources Services | Immediately | Brigadier General H. Smith | Is appointed as Dir Corp Staff Svcs. SA Navy | |
| South African Navy | Rear Admiral (JG) F.A. Hans | SAN | D Log post at the Navy Office. | Director Logistics at the Navy Office | Immediately | Vacant post | ||
| South African Navy | Captain (SAN) M. Nkomonde | SAN | Rear Admiral (JG) | IG Navy | Inspector General of the Navy | 01 April 2017 | Rear Admiral (JG) D.I. de Villiers | Is appointed as a Project Officer. |
| South African Navy | Rear Admiral (JG) de Villiers | SAN | Project Officer | Project Officer (Unspecified project) | 01 April 2017 | Rear Admiral (JG) J.G. Barker | Retires through MEM. | |
| South African Navy | Captain (SAN) L. Katerinic | SAN | Rear Admiral (JG) | COS | Chief of Staff | 01 April 2017 | Rear Admiral (JG) D.G. Jamieson | Is appointed as Dep C Navy. |
| South African Navy | Rear Admiral (JG) J.S. Matshimane | SAN | D HR | Director Human Resources | Immediately | Rear Admiral (JG) A.E. Kubu | Is appointed as CNS. | |
| South African Navy | Captain (SAN) D.R. Faure | SAN | Rear Admiral (JG) | D Mar Warfare | Director Maritime Warfare | 01 April 2017 | Rear Admiral (JG) D.T.S. Thomson | Retires through MEM. |
| South African Military Health Service | Brigadier General M.W. Luke | SAMHS | IG SAMHS | Inspector General of the SAMHS | Immediately | Vacant post | ||
| South African Military Health Service | Colonel R.C.J. Wood | SAMHS | Brigadier General | D Plan | Director Planning | Immediately | Brigadier General M.W. Luke | Is appointed as IG SAMHS. |
| South African Military Health Service | Colonel A.C. Hennop | SAMHS | Brigadier General | GOC GSB TT | General Officer Commanding General Service Base Thaba Tshwane | Immediately | Brigadier General S.S. Fortuin | Has resigned. |
| South African Military Health Service | Brigadier General E.J. Mabasa | SAMHS | GOC AMHF HQ | General Officer Commanding Area Military Health Formation HQ | 01 August 2017 | Brigadier General D. Ternpelhof | Is appointed as Dir Spec Med. | |
| South African Military Health Service | Brigadier General N.P. Badli | SAMHS | D Med | D Med | 01 August 2017 | Brigadier General E.J. Mabasa | Has been appointed as GOC AMHF HQ. | |
| South African Military Health Service | Colonel M. Simelane | SAMHS | Brigadier General | GOC Tertiary MH Health Fmn | General Officer Commanding Tertiary Military Health Formation | 01 August 2017 | Brigadier General N.P. Badli | Is appointed as D Med. |
| South African Military Health Service | Colonel B.C. Bruiners | SA Army | Brigadier General | D MH Log | Director Military Health Logistics | Immediately | Vacant post | |
| South African Military Health Service | Colonel R. Pillay | SAMHS | Brigadier General | GOC MH Trg Fmn HQ | General Officer Commanding Military Health Training Formation HQ | Immediately | Brigadier General E.M. Joseph | Retires on 31 December 2016. |
| South African Military Health Service | Colonel M. Mari | SAMHS | Brigadier General | D MH HR | Director Military Health Human Resources | Immediately | Brigadier General V.J. Mputa | Retires on 31 December 2016. |
| South African Army | Brigadier General R.A. Makgae | SA Army | IG Army at SA Army HQ | Inspector General of the Army at SA Army HQ | Immediately | Vacant post | ||
| South African Army | Colonel G. Thulare | SA Army | Brigadier General | Dir Strat Direction | Director Strategic Direction | 01 March 2017 | Brigadier General E.F. Drost | Is appointed as Dep C J Ops. |
| South African Army | Brigadier General N.J.K. Mabilu | SA Army | Dir AOT | Director Administrative, Operational and Technical | Immediately | Brigadier General R.J. Coetzee | Is appointed as GOC SA Army Trg Fmn. | |
| South African Army | Brigadier General R.J. Coetzee | SA Army | GOC SA Army Trg Fmn | General Officer Commanding SA Army Training Formation | Immediately | Brigadier General N.J.K. Mabilu | Is appointed as Dir AOT. | |
| South African Army | Colonel N.E. Mkhize | SA Army | Brigadier General | Dir Career Man | Director Career Man | Immediately | Brigadier General P.C.Z. Fongoqa | Is placed as Dir Coll MechanIsm at HR Division. |
| South African Army | Colonel Z.E. Beja | SA Army | Brigadier General | GOC 46 SA Bde HQ | General Officer Commanding 46 South African Brigade HQ | Immediately | Brigadier General M.A. Mapheto | Is appointed as a DA. |
| DOD Logistics Division | Brigadier General T.E. Mulaudzi | SA Army | Dir Form Staff at DOD Log Supp Fmn | Dir Form Staff at DOD Log Supp Fmn | 01 February 2017 | Brigadier General D.V. Mndebele | Retires on 31 January 2017. Colonel M.R. Mongo | |
| DOD Logistics Division | Captain (SAN) Z. Camagu | SAN | Rear Admiral (JG) | DSSSM | Director Supply Services Support Management | Immediately | Rear Admiral (JG) F.A. Hans | Is appointed as D Log at Navy HQ. |
| DOD Logistics Division | Brigadier General G. Mngadi | SA Army | D Log Res Man | D Log Res Man | 01 August 2017 | Brigadier General A. Ruziecki | Retires on 31 July 2017. | |
| DOD Logistics Division | Colonel N.J. January | SA Army | Brigadier General | D Facilities | Director Facilities | 01 August 2017 | Brigadier General G. Mngadi | Is appointed as D Log Res Man. |
| DOD Logistics Division | Colonel X.B. Ndlovu | SA Army | Brigadier General | DIR PSS | DIR PSS | 01 April 2017 | Brigadier General M.C. Ngcama | Retires through MEM on 31 March 2017. |
| Human Resources Division | Colonel S. Stratford | SA Army | Brigadier General | GOC Resources Institute | General Officer Commanding Resources Institute | 01 March 2017 | Brigadier General W.J. Wagner | Retires on 28 February 2017. |
| Human Resources Division | Rear Admiral (JG) S. Makhanya | SA Navy | Dir HR Sep | Dir HR Sep | 01 August 2017 | Brigadier General E.F. Mahlangu | Is appointed as CDTM. | |
| Human Resources Division | Colonel M.T. Leketi | SA Army | Brigadier General | Dir HR CM | Dir HR CM | 01 August 2017 | Rear Admiral (JG) S. Makhanya | Is appointed as Dir HR Sep. |
| Human Resources Division | Colonel A.A. Mauyoma | SA Army | Brigadier General | Dir PTSR | Dir PTSR | 01 June 2017 | Brigadier General A.M. Sibango | Is appointed as COS at J Ops DivIsion. |
| Human Resources Division | Brigadier General P.C.Z. Fongoqa | SA Army | Dir Collective Mechanism | Dir Collective Mechanism | Immediately | Brigadier General R.A. Makgae | Is appointed as IG Army. | |
| Human Resources Division | Colonel P.S. Lembede | SAAF | Brigadier General | GOC Mil Acad | General Officer Commanding Military Academy | 01 March 2017 | Brigadier General L.K.Mbatha | Is appointed as GOC Trg Comd. |