Themba Matanzima
- Chief of Joint Operations
- Chief Human Resources
- Chief of Corporate Staff
- Chief of Joint Support
- Chief of Personnel, SANDF
- Chief of Army Staff Personnel
- Chief of Army Corporate Services
- GOC Eastern Province Command
- Chief of the TDF
- Chief of Staff of the TDF
![Commander Class Medal CCM](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/NOT-AVAILABLE-RIBBON.svg/44px-NOT-AVAILABLE-RIBBON.svg.png)
![Southern Cross Medal SM](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Ribbon_-_Southern_Cross_Medal_%281986%29.gif/40px-Ribbon_-_Southern_Cross_Medal_%281986%29.gif)
![Military Merit Medal MMM](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Ribbon_-_Military_Merit_Medal_%28South_Africa%29.png/40px-Ribbon_-_Military_Merit_Medal_%28South_Africa%29.png)
![General Service Medal (South Africa) '](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Ribbon_-_General_Service_Medal_%28South_Africa%29.gif/40px-Ribbon_-_General_Service_Medal_%28South_Africa%29.gif)
![Unitas (Unity) Medal '](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Ribbon_-_Unitas_Medal.gif/40px-Ribbon_-_Unitas_Medal.gif)
![Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) '](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Ribbon_-_Medalje_vir_Troue_Diens.gif/40px-Ribbon_-_Medalje_vir_Troue_Diens.gif)
![Good Service Medal '](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Ribbon_-_Good_Service_Medal%2C_Silver.gif/40px-Ribbon_-_Good_Service_Medal%2C_Silver.gif)
![Paratrooper Basic](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SANDF_Qualification_Paratrooper_basic_badge_embossed.png/40px-SANDF_Qualification_Paratrooper_basic_badge_embossed.png)
Lieutenant General Themba Matanzima CCM SM MMM is a former South African Army officer, serving as Military Ombudsman.[1]
He was born on 2 February 1953 in Cofimvaba.[2] He joined the Transkei Defence Force in January 1977.
Army career
Matanzima transferred to the South African National Defence Force on integration in 1994. After a period on the Joint Military Coordinating Committee that oversaw the integration process, he then became General Officer Commanding Eastern Province Command in 1996. In 1998 he became Chief of Army Personnel.
In 1999 he was appointed Chief of Personnel[3] and promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In 2000, the SANDF restructured and he was appointed into a newly created post of Chief of Joint Support.
In 2004, he was appointed Chief of Corporate Staff until 2005, when he became Chief Human Resources.
He was appointed Chief of Joint Operations on 1 September 1, 2007[4] after the death of Lt Gen Sipho Binda in car accident in 2006.
In 2010, he served as acting Secretary for Defence and Acting CSANDF on a number of occasions.[5]
Honours and awards
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Basic, Static Line Black on Thatch beige, Embossed Small Black wings |
He has been awarded the following:[6]
Commander Class Medal (CCM)
Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Military Rule Medal
General Service Medal (South Africa)
Unitas (Unity) Medal
Transkei Defence Force Medal
Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (30 Year Clasp)
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
Faithful Service Medal (10 Years)
References
- ^ "Newsmaker: TT's the man for the job". City Press. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Engelbrecht, Leon (25 January 2010). "Fact file: Lt Gen Themba Matanzima". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Matanzima word hoof van staf ná Loedolff" (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on 15 September 2000. Retrieved 20 December 2014. Alt URL
- ^ "Ex-homeland chief to head Joint Operations". IOL. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "CSANDF Ngwenya redeployed to Angola, Matanzima acting". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "About our Speakers - Peacekeeping Africa 2009". Defenceweb.co.za. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Tsepe Motumi | Secretary for Defence Acting 2010 | Succeeded by Mpumi Mpofu |
Military offices | ||
New title Office of the Ombudsman established | Military Ombud 2011–2019 | Succeeded by Vusumuzi Masondo |
Preceded by Sipho Binda | Chief of Joint Operations 2007–2011 | Succeeded by |
New title HR Division established | Chief of Human Resources 2005–2007 | |
Preceded by | Chief of Corporate Staff 2004–2005 | Succeeded by |
New title Established | Chief of Joint Support 2000–2004 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Chief of Personnel 1999–2000 | Disbanded |
Preceded by Toon Slabbert | GOC EP Command 1995–1998 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by unknown | Chief of the TDF 1993–1994 | Abolished and integrated into the SANDF |
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