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South African Department of Military Veterans

South African Department of Military Veterans

South African Department of Military Veterans

About the Department of Military Veterans

The initiative of establishing the Department of Military Veterans forms part of government’s commitment to support and recognise Military Veterans for their contribution to bring about the realisation of a peaceful, democratic and prosperous South Africa.

Vision

A dignified, unified, empowered and self-sufficient military veterans’ community.

Mission

To facilitate delivery and co-ordinate all activities that recognise and entrench the restoration of dignity and appreciation of the contribution of Military Veterans to our freedom and nation building.

Who is a “Military Veteran”?

According to the 2011 Military Veterans act, a military veteran is any South African who rendered military service to any of the military organisations, former statutory and liberation armies, which were involved on all sides of South Africa’s liberation war from 1960 to 1993; served in the then Union Defence Force before 1961 or became a member of the SANDF after 1994 and has completed his or military training and no longer performs military duties, and has not been dishonourably discharged from his or her respective military organisation.

Contact Information

Directions and contacts

Call centre: 080 232 3244

Addresses:

Mail address:

Private Bag X943
Pretoria
0001

Physical address:

328 Festival Street
Hatfield,
Pretoria