Joint

South African National Defence Force

Security domain: Joint
What it is: defence force · command (level 3)
Founded: 1994
Statutory basis: Constitution s. 200; Defence Act 42 of 2002
Acknowledged by: Department of Defence (official site)
Active headcount: 68,731 (2025) estimated, medium confidence
Reserve: 29,350
Headcount source: Wikipedia: South African National Defence Force (infobox)
Identifiers: factbase.org/org/M4S7Z7AE21 · Q305314

Beneath it

South African Army38,572
Special Forces–
South African Navy6,816
South African Air Force12,815
Defence Intelligence–
South African Military Health Service9,922
Joint Operations Division–
Military Police Division–