David Mkhonto

David Maningi Mkhonto
David Maningi Mkhonto
Born	5 May 1969; Mbuzini, Mpumalanga
Allegiance	South Africa
Service/branch	South African Navy
Years of service	1994 - date
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Chief Director: Maritime Strategy; Director Fleet Logistics; Naval Base Simon's Town; Chief of Fleet Staff;
Awards	MK/APLA External Operation in the Southern Africa Medal;

David Mkhonto (born 5 May 1969)[1] is a South African Navy officer, serving as Chief Director: Maritime Strategy.[2]

Mkhonto joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (the military wing of the Africa National Congress) in 1988[1] and joined the Navy on integration in 1994. [3]

Mkhonto was seconded to Armscor to become an Assistant Project Officer for Project Wills (the submarine replacement project) in Germany, from September 2005 until December 2007.[3]

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]

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

He is scheduled to take over as Director: Maritime Strategy from the 1st of April 2018.[2]

Honours and awards

He has been awarded the following medals:[1]

MK/APLA External Operation in the Southern Africa Medal
MK/APLA Internal Operation in the Southern Africa Medal
Unitas Medal
Twenty Year Good Service Medal
Ten Year Good Service Medal

References

van den Berg, P. G. "The SA Navy bids farewell to a true officer and a gentleman". SA Navy. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
"New director: maritime strategy for SA Navy". Defenceweb. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
Wingrin, Dean (July 17, 2012). "New Boss for Simon's Town". Defenceweb. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20368&Itemid=242
Wingrin, Dean (March 2, 2015). "Parade for new Simon's Town naval base boss". DefenceWeb. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by Koos Louw	FOC Naval Base Simon's Town 2012-2015	Succeeded by Joseph Dlamini
Preceded by -	Director Fleet Logistics 2015-2018	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Sagaren Pillay	Chief Director: Maritime Strategy 2018-	Incumbent

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[Change-1] van den Berg, P. G. "The SA Navy bids farewell to a true officer and a gentleman". SA Navy. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[DWeb180323-2] "New director: maritime strategy for SA Navy". Defenceweb. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[Appoint-3] Wingrin, Dean (July 17, 2012). "New Boss for Simon's Town". Defenceweb. Retrieved November 13, 2014.

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] ttp://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20368&Itemid=242

[DWebMar13-6] Wingrin, Dean (March 2, 2015). "Parade for new Simon's Town naval base boss". DefenceWeb. Retrieved March 16, 2015.