David Mkhonto

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Vice Admiral

David Maningi Mkhonto
Born (1969-05-05) May 5, 1969 (age 55)
Mbuzini, Mpumalanga
AllegianceFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Service / branchDOD Logistics Division
Years of service1994–date[ clarification needed ]
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands
  • Chief Logistics: Department of Defence Logistics Division
  • Chief Director: Maritime Strategy
  • Director Fleet Logistics
  • Naval Base Simon's Town
  • Chief of Fleet Staff
Awards Ribbon - Operational Medal for Southern Africa.png Ribbon - South Africa Service Medal.png Ribbon - Unitas Medal.gif Ribbon - Medalje vir Troue Diens.gif Ribbon - Good Service Medal, Bronze.gif

Vice Admiral David Maningi Mkhonto is a South African Naval officer, serving as the Department of Defence Chief Logistics. [1]

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Military career

Adm Mkhonto joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (the military wing of the African National Congress) in 1988 [2] and joined the Navy on integration in 1994. [3] He is a qualified Mechanical Fitter Machinery Ships. He served aboard SAS Galeshewe and SAS Shaka.

Maningi started officer training in April 2000 and served as Assistant Project Officer for WILLIS in Germany. In February 2009, after attending the South African National War College in Tshwane, he was appointed as Officer Commanding Fleet Maintenance Unit Simon's Town, reporting to Director Fleet Logistics, from 1 January 2010. [4]

Adm Mkhonto was appointed as Flag Officer Commanding on 1 April 2012 [5] before being appointed Director Fleet Logistics in March 2015. [6]

He took over as Chief Director Maritime Strategy on 1 April 2018. [1]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. 1 2 Logistics from being director-maritime-strategy-for-sa-navy&catid=111:sa-defence&Itemid=242 "New Chief: Logistics for the Department of Defence Logistics Division". Defenceweb. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ↑ van den Berg, P. G. "The SA Navy bids farewell to a true officer and a gentleman". SA Navy. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Wingrin, Dean (17 July 2012). "New Boss for Simon's Town". Defenceweb. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Home".
  6. ↑ Wingrin, Dean (2 March 2015). "Parade for new Simon's Town naval base boss". DefenceWeb. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by FOC Naval Base Simon's Town
2012–2015		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director Fleet Logistics
2015–2018		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Director: Maritime Strategy
2018–		Incumbent


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