The Chief of Corporate Staff (CCS) is a
lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
post in the
South African National Defence Force
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa. The commander of the SANDF is appointed by the President of South Africa from one of the armed services. They are in turn accountable to the Minister ...
Role
The post of Chief of Corporate Staff was created in 2000. The post was first occupied by V Adm
H.J.M. Trainor in late 2000. Chief of Corporate Staff reports to the Chief of the Defence Force and has equal standing as the arms of services. The restructuring after the Defence Review of 1998 paved way for changes in the SANDF, among others being the closing down of the ''Personnel Division'' and its functions were transferred to the ''Joint Support Division''. The Chief of Corporate Staff consists of the ''Strategy and Planning Office'', ''Religious Services'', ''Defence Communications'', ''Defence Reserves'' and ''Defence Legal Dept''.
Past appointments
Chief of Corporate Staff
* V Adm
Martyn Trainor
* Lt Gen
Themba Matanzima
Lieutenant General Themba Matanzima is a former South African Army officer, serving as Military Ombudsman.
He was born on 2 February 1953 in Cofimvaba. He joined the Transkei Defence Force in January 1977.
Army career
Matanzima transferred t ...
* Lt Gen (Dr)
Jurinus Janse van Rensburg
Lieutenant General Jurinus (Rinus) Janse van Rensburg, (born 7 January 1952) is a former South African military commander. He joined the South African Military Health Service in 1972 and commanded it, as Surgeon-General, from 2000 to 2005. He ...
* Lt Gen (Dr)
Vejaynand Ramlakan
Lieutenant General Vejaynand Indurjith Ramlakan (September 28, 1957 – August 27, 2020) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he served in Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, durin ...
* Lt Gen
Vusumuzi Masondo
Lieutenant General Vusumuzi Masondo is a South African military commander.
He was born in Umtata on 21 December 1957. After graduating from University in 1978, he joined the Transkei Defence Force in 1979, undergoing training in Lohatla a ...
Chief of Staff, SANDF
In 2017, the designation was changed during Lt Gen Masondo's tenure to that of simply Chief of Staff.
* Lt Gen Vusumuzi Masondo
* Lt Gen
Lindile Yam
Lt General Lindile Yam (born on 8 August 1960) is the former SANDF Chief of staff and the former Chief of the South African Army.
Career
He joined Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the ANC, in 1981 and became part of the South African ...
* Lt Gen
Michael Ramantswana
See also
*
Chief of Defence Force Staff
References
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