Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002)

Notice No. 747

GG 43502

3 July 2020

Department of Defence

Notice is hereby given under section 19(2) of the Defence Act, 2002, that the President acting in terms of section 201(2)(a) of the Constitution, read with sections 18(1) and 19 of the Defence Act, 2002, authorised the extension of the employment of 20 000 members of the South African National Defence Force enrolled in terms of sections 16, 17, 52 and 53 of the Defence Act, for service in cooperation with the South African Police Service in order to maintain law and order, assistance to other State Departments and border line control within the Republic of South Africa. The deployment will be over the period 27 June 2020 until 30 September 2020.

Ms NN Mapisa-Nqakula, MP

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans