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The Thohoyandou army base is home to 15 South African Infantry Battalion (Motorised Infantry). The main South African Army Headquarters are located in Salvokop, Pretoria in the Dequar Road Complex along with the 102 Field Workshop unit, 17 Maintenance Unit and the S.A.M.S Military Health Department.
South Africa: A Country Study. U.S. Department of the Army Pamphlet. Vol. 550– 93. (also possibly is a 1971 edition) Siegfried, Stander (1985). Like the Wind, The Story of the SA Army. Cape Town: Saayman & Weber. Volker, W. Victor (2010). Army signals in South Africa: the story of the South African Corps of Signals and its antecedents ...
South African Special Forces Brigade HQ, Pretoria Based in Pretoria.The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Special Forces commands, controls and coordinates the activities of the various SF Regiments from a headquarters (HQ) located in the Swartkop Park nature reserve on the southwestern outskirts of Pretoria.
South Africa's arms industry dates back to 1968 and was established primarily as a response to the international sanctions by the United Nations against South Africa due to apartheid, which began in 1963 and prevented the country from acquiring foreign combat systems until 1990. [38]
The South African Army is divided into functional branches, known as corps. Most consist of units, but some, such as the SA Staff Corps, consist only of personnel who are assigned to headquarters and units. The following is a list of corps established since 1912. The SA Defence Act Amendment Act, No. 22 of 1922 re-organised the Permanent Force.
In 1969, the Directorate of Engineers was established at Kroonstad, but in 1972 it was moved to SA Army Headquarters, Pretoria where it was developed to what it is today. In 1968, the 35 Field Park Squadron was established as a Regular Force Unit and in 1974 was renamed 35 Engineer Support Unit and stationed at Kroonstad.
Founded around 1905 by the British Army, and called Roberts Heights [3] after Field Marshal Lord Roberts.The area was subsequently renamed Voortrekkerhoogte ("Voortrekker Heights") in 1939 by the government of the Union of South Africa, following the beginning of the building of the nearby Voortrekker Monument, at a time of growing Afrikaner nationalism.
The South African Artillery re-organised itself into the South African Army Artillery Formation, directed by the SA Army Artillery Formation Headquarters. [1] [6] The South African Army Artillery Formation HQ was established in April 1999. [7]: 4–5 SAMIL 100 carrying a Vulture UAV.