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Living Person

South_African_National_Defence_Force
is

As of April 20, 2026

32 years old
approximately!

Date of Birth

(1994 ) is

Dog
Year

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Moon

approx. 433 years old

Mercury

approx. 134.5 years old

Venus

approx. 52.6 years old

Mars

approx. 17.2 years old

Jupiter

approx. 2.7 years old

Saturn

approx. 1.1 years old

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South African National Defence Force
10 other official names: Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag (Afrikaans) IButho leSewula Afrika lezokuVikela leliZweloke (Southern Ndebele) UMkhosi woKhuselo weSizwe waseMzantsi Afrika (Xhosa) UMbutho Wezokuvikela WaseNingizimu Afrika (Zulu) Umbutfo Wetekuvikela Wavelonkhe waseNingizimu Afrika (Swazi) Sešole sa Tšhireletšo sa Bosetšhaba sa Afrika Borwa (Northern Sotho) Lebotho la Naha la Tshireletso la Aforika Borwa (Sotho) Sesole sa Tshireletso ya Naga ya Aforika Borwa (Tswana) Vutho ra Rixaka ra Vusirheleli ra Afrika-Dzonga (Tsonga) Tshiimiswa tsha Mmbi ya Vhupileli ya Afurika Tshipembe (Venda)
Emblem of the SANDF
Flag of the SANDF
Motto	For the brave, for the proud
Founded	1 July 1912 (113 years, 293 days) (as Union Defence Force)
Current form	1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Service branches	South African Army South African Navy South African Air Force South African Military Health Service
Headquarters	Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Website	dod.mil.za
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	President Cyril Ramaphosa
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans	Angie Motshekga
Chief of the SANDF	General Rudzani Maphwanya
Personnel
Military age	18–49
Conscription	No
Active personnel	68,731 (2024/25)
Reserve personnel	29,350 (2020/2021)
Expenditure
Budget	US$3.60 billion (2025/26)
Percent of GDP	0.8% (2025)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Denel Paramount Group Milkor Reutech Radar Systems
Foreign suppliers	United Kingdom United States Germany Sweden France Finland Italy Japan Switzerland Spain Netherlands
Related articles
History	Military history of South Africa List of wars involving South Africa
Ranks	South African military ranks

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