Military




Pretoria has earned a reputation as being the centre of South Africa's Military and is home to several military facilities of the South African National Defence Force:

Military headquartersedit

Transito Air Force Headquartersedit

This complex is the headquarters to the South African Air Force.

The Dequar Road Complexedit

A military complex that houses the following:

  • South African Army's Headquarters
  • South African Infantry Formation HQ
  • A General Support Base
  • Support Formation HQ
  • Training Formation HQ
  • The 102 Field Workshop unit
  • The 17 Maintenance Unit
  • The S.A.M.S Military Health Department.

The Sebokeng Complexedit

A military complex located on the corner of Patriot Street and Koraalboom Road that houses the following military headquarters:

  • South African Army Armour Formation HQ
  • South African Army Artillery Formation HQ
  • South African Army Intelligence Corps HQ
  • South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation HQ

Military basesedit

The Dequar Road Baseedit

This base is situated in the suburb of Salvokop and is divided into two parts:

  • The Green Magazine (Groen Magazyn) which is the Headquarters to the Transvaalse Staatsartillerie, A reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army
  • Magazine Hill which is the regimental Headquarters to the Pretoria Armoured Regiment, A reserve tank regiment of the South African Army.

Thaba Tshwaneedit

Thaba Tshwane is a large military area south-west of the Pretoria Central Business District and North of Air Force Base Swartkop. It is the headquarters of several army units-

  • Joint Support Base Garrison that is responsible for the town management of Thaba Tshwane
  • The Tshwane Regiment, a reserve motorised infantry regiment of the South African Army
  • The 18 Light Regiment, a reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army
  • The National Ceremonial Guard and Band

The military base also houses the 1 Military Hospital and the Military Police School. Within Thaba Tshwane, a facility known as "TEK Base" exists which houses its own units:

  • The SA Army Engineer Formation
  • 2 Parachute Battalion
  • 44 Parachute Engineer Regiment
  • 1 Military Printing Regiment
  • 4 Survey and Map Regiment

Joint Support Base Wonderboomedit

The Wonderboom Military Base is located adjacent to the Wonderboom Airport and is the headquarters of the South African Army Signals Formation. It also houses the School of Signals, 1 Signal Regiment, 2 Signal Regiment, 3 Electronic Workshop, 4 Signal Regiment and 5 Signal Regiment.

Military collegesedit

The South African Air Force College, the South African Military Health Service School for Military Health Training and the South African Army College are situated in the Thaba Tshwane Military Base and are used to train Commissioned and Non-commissioned Officers to perform effectively in combat/command roles in the various branches of the South African National Defence Force. The South African Defence Intelligence College is also located in the Sterrewag Suburb north of Air Force Base Waterkloof.

Air force basesedit

While technically not within the city limits of Pretoria, Air Force Base Swartkop and Air Force Base Waterkloof are often used for defence related matters within the city. These may include aerial military transport duties within the city, aerospace monitoring and defence as well as VIP transport to and from the city.

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