Department of Military Veterans

Formed28 December 2011 (2011-12-28)

JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa

Headquarters328 Festival Street,
Hatfield, South Africa
25°45′S 28°11′E / 25.75°S 28.18°E / -25.75; 28.18

Employees180

Department of Military Veterans (DMV)

Department overview
Formed	28 December 2011 (2011-12-28)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	328 Festival Street, Hatfield, South Africa 25°45′S 28°11′E / 25.75°S 28.18°E / -25.75; 28.18
Employees	180
Annual budget	R 912.75 million (2026/27)[1]
Minister responsible	Angie Motshekga, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Deputy Ministers responsible	Gen. (Ret) Bantubonke Holomisa, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Richard Mkhungo, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Department executive	Nontobeko Mafu, Acting Director-General
Website	www.dmv.gov.za

The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) is a separate government department and no longer a sub-department of the Department of Defence. The Department 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, APLA, etc.). The political head of the department is the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans; as of 2024^[update] this is Angie Motshekga.^[2] Her two deputies are deputy are Retired General Bantu Holomisa and Richard Mkhungo (Hlophe). The current administrative head of the department is Acting Director-General Nontobeko Mafu^[3]