Thulani Zungu

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Thulani Zungu
Born17 September 1962;62 years ago (1962-09-17)
Soweto
AllegianceFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Service / branchFlag of the South African Army.svg  South African Army
Years of service1982–2022
Rank Colonel
Unit 4 Artillery Regiment
Commands
Awards Ribbon - Tshumelo Ikatelaho.gif Ribbon - Unitas Medal.gif Ribbon - Medalje vir Troue Diens.gif Ribbon - Good Service Medal, Bronze.gif

Col Thulani Zungu is a South African Army officer from the artillery.

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Military career

He joined the uMkhonto we Sizwe in 1982 and was trained in Angola. He stayed in exile in Angola, Zambia and returned to South Africa in 1994. He completed Bridging training at Infantry School, Oudtshoorn. He was appointed as an instructor at the School of Artillery, staff officer at Army Headquarters, OC of all regular artillery units in Potchefstroom and senior staff officer (SSO) at the Artillery Formation from 2008. [1]

He completed the Joint Senior Staff course in 2005.

He resigned from the Army in 2022

Honours and awards

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References

  1. Anon., "School of Artillery", South African Gunner (PDF), p. 9, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013, retrieved 31 March 2015
Military offices
Preceded by OC School of Artillery
2005–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lt Col Sarel Kruger
OC 4 Artillery Regiment
2004–2004
Succeeded by
Lt Col Andre Claassen