LIEUTENANT GENERAL S. NYANDA MMM

Chief of the SA National Defence Force

PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname : Nyanda
Given Name : Siphiwe
Date of Birth : 22 May 1950
Married (two daughters, two sons)
Spouse's Name : Shiela

EDUCATION

School.                 Matriculation from Orlando High School, Soweto (1969)
University.         Incomplete BSc degree. University of Zululand (expelled in second year for political activity)
College.              Civil Service College (1993)

MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS

• Infantry Platoon Commander's Course (German Democratic Republic 1976)
• 60mm Artillery Course (German Democratic Republic 1976)
• Abridged Brigade Commander's Course (Moscow, Soviet Union 1985)
• Intelligence Course (German Democratic Republic 1986)
• South African Army Senior Command and Staff Course (1996)
• Joint Staff Course (1997)

MILITARY/POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

• Recruiting Officer, African National Congress (ANC) underground (1974 - 76)
• Commander of Trainees, Training Platoon (1976)
• Commissar Transvaal Urban Operations, Transvaal Urban Machinery (1977 - 79)
• Commander Transvaal Urban Machinery (1979 - 83)
• Chief of Staff Transvaal Command (Eastern Command) (1983 - 86)
• Commander Border Ops, Swaziland (1986)
• Chairman Politico Military Committee (1986 - 88)
• Deputy Head, Politico Military underground leadership in South Africa (1988 - 90)
• Arrested (July - November 1990)
• Elected to National Executive Committee of the ANC (July 1991)
• Appointed Chief of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the liberation force of the ANC (1992 - 94)
• Co-Chairman of the Joint Military Co-ordinating Committee of the Transitional Executive Council (January - June 1994)
• Chief of Defence Force Staff, SANDF (June 1994 - December 1996)
• General Officer Commanding Gauteng Command (January 1997 - April 1997)
• Appointed Deputy Chief of the SA National Defence Force (May 1997 - May 1998)
• Appointed Chief of the SA National Defence Force (May 1998 - current)

Lt Gen Nyanda has two further appointments while the integration process continues namely; Chairman of the SANDF Integration Committee and, Chief of Staff of MK (the former appointment will fall away once the Integration Committee disbands and the latter once all former MK members are integrated)

AWARDS

• Military Merit Medal
• Unitas Medal (commemorating the establishment of the SANDF)