Newly appointed SANDF head Thabiso Mokhosi dies
10 December 2019 - 20:03
By Naledi Shange
Image: Supplied Lt-Gen Thabiso Collin Mokhosi, the head of the SANDF, died on Tuesday.
The commander-in-chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has died - barely a month after assuming the role.
Lt-Gen Thabiso Collin Mokhosi died at the Unitas Hospital in Pretoria on Tuesday following a short illness, the presidency has announced.
"Lieutenant-General Mokhosi was recently promoted to the chief of the South African army from November 1 2019, which saw other senior leadership of the defence force [promoted] into new positions," said the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Minister of defence and military veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, her deputy Thabang Makwetla, secretary for defence Dr Sam Gulube, SANDF chief Gen Solly Shoke and the entire military command joined Ramaphosa in extending condolences to Mokhosi's family.
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