Defence announces new appointments

According to the department, the appointments, which are effective from 1 October, include:

• Lieutenant General D.M. Mgwebi appointed as Chief of Joint Operations
  
• Major General V.R. Masondo appointed as Chief of the SA Army, with promotion to the substantive rank of Lieutenant General
  
• Lieutenant General C. Gagiano appointed as Chief of the SA Air Force
  
• Vice Admiral J. Mudimu appointed as Chief of the SA Navy
  
• Lieutenant General V.I. Ramlakan appointed as the Surgeon General of the SA Military Health Service

Chief of South African National Defence Force (SANDF), General Solly Shoke, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the officers on their new appointments.