Below follows a list of present and former Chiefs of the SA Army:
SA National Defence Force (1994 – present)
Chief of the SA Army
· LTG Solly Zacharia Shoke June 1, 2004 – present
· LTG Gilbert Lebeko Ramano 1999 – May 31, 2004
· LTG Reginald Otto January 1, 1995 – 1999
· LTG Hattingh J Pretorius November 1, 1993 – December 31, 1994
SA Defence Force (1957-1994)
Chief of the SA Army
· LTG Georg Lodewyk Meiring March 1, 1990 – October 31, 1993
· LTG Andreas J “Kat” Liebenberg November 1, 1985 – February 28, 1990
· LTG Johannes J “Jannie” Geldenhuys October 7, 1980 – October 30, 1985
· LTG Constand L Viljoen September 1, 1976 – October 6, 1980
· LTG Magnus Andre de M Malan July 1, 1973 – August 31, 1976
· LTG Willem P Louw December 1, 1967 – June 30, 1973
· LTG Charles A “Pop” Fraser October 1, 1966 – November 30, 1967
SA Army Chief of Staff
· Combat General[1] Petrus J Jacobs March 4, 1963 – December 31, 1965
· Combat General Sybrand A Engelbrecht November 1, 1959 – March 3, 1963
· Brig J Nicolaas “Nick” Bierman September 25, 1958 – October 31, 1959
Union Defence Force (1912-1957)
SA Army Chief of Staff
· Brig Pieter H Grobbelaar May 1, 1953 – September 24, 1958
· Brig Hendrik B Klopper March 16, 1950 – April 30, 1953
Director General SA Land Forces
· Brig Christiaan L de W du Toit November 10, 1948 – March 15, 1950
Director General Training and Operations
· Brig P de Waal August 9, 1948 – November 9, 1948
Deputy Chief of the SA General Staff
· MG WH Evered Poole March 2, 1946 – August 8, 1948
Deputy Chief of Staff and Director General Operations and Training
· COL HS Cilliers August 1, 1945 – March 1, 1946
· Brig HS Wakefield February 9, 1944 – July 31, 1945
· Brig P de Waal September 1, 1940 – February 8, 1944
Deputy Chief of the SA General Staff
· BG George E Brink September 11, 1939 – August 30, 1940
Director Military Procedures and Planning
· COL P de Waal May 1, 1934 – September 10, 1939
· LTC FH Theron May 1, 1933 – April 30, 1934
