Defence Intelligence Division (SANDF)

Defence Intelligence Division
Active1962 - present
Country South Africa
BranchSouth African National Defence Force
TypeMilitary Intelligence
Role
Motto(s)Vigilans et Sciens (until 1994)[1]
ColorsBlack, White, Yellow[2]
Mascot(s)Owl (until 1994)
Commanders
Chief of Defence IntelligenceLt. Gen Thalita Mxakato

The Defence Intelligence Division of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF-ID also known as Defence Intelligence) is the primary military intelligence agency of South Africa which came into being on 27 April 1994.[3][4] The other intelligence agencies of the country are:

  1. ^ "Sentinel Projects: SADF Military Intelligence: An Unofficial Information Page".
  2. ^ "South Africa - SANDF Defence Intelligence Division flag".
  3. ^ Rakoma, Ally (April 2014). "20 years celebration of defence intelligence in a democracy". DoD. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ^ "National Defence Force Intelligence Division". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 17 March 2011.