The uniformed services of the South African National Defence Force mustered 64 431 personnel in April this year, of whom 77.3% (49 831) were male, 72.3% (46 590) were black, 11.6% were Coloured, 744 (1.2%) were Indian and 14.9% (9591) were white.
When some 12 737 civilians are added, the total employment number rises to 77 168 of whom 54 503 (70.6%) are black, 12 106 (15.7%) white, 9687 (12.6%) Coloured and 872 (1.1%) Indian. This compares to Statistics SA’s 2010 midyear estimated figures of Black African at 79.4%, White at 9.2%, Coloured at 8.8%, and Indian or Asian at 2.6%. The gender composition was 56 663 males (73.4%) versus 20 505 females (26.6%)
|
Rank |
Black |
Coloured |
Indian |
White |
Total |
||||||||||||||||
|
M |
F |
T |
% |
M |
F |
T |
% |
M |
F |
T |
% |
M |
F |
T |
% |
M |
F |
T |
%M |
%F |
|
|
Gen |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100 |
0 |
|
Lt Gen |
4 |
0 |
4 |
66.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
16.7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
16.7 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
100 |
0 |
|
Maj Gen |
28 |
1 |
29 |
78.4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
18.9 |
36 |
1 |
37 |
97.3 |
2.7 |
|
Brig Gen |
73 |
19 |
93 |
53.8 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2.9 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2.3 |
61 |
9 |
70 |
40.9 |
140 |
31 |
171 |
81.9 |
18.1 |
|
Col |
297 |
64 |
361 |
41.9 |
42 |
6 |
48 |
5.6 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
1.4 |
378 |
62 |
440 |
51.1 |
725 |
136 |
861 |
84.2 |
15.8 |
|
Lt Col |
600 |
185 |
785 |
40 |
131 |
13 |
144 |
7.3 |
16 |
13 |
29 |
1.5 |
787 |
217 |
1004 |
51.2 |
1534 |
428 |
1962 |
78.2 |
21.8 |
|
Maj |
711 |
274 |
985 |
46.2 |
173 |
60 |
233 |
10.9 |
26 |
22 |
48 |
2.3 |
583 |
283 |
866 |
40.6 |
1493 |
639 |
2132 |
70 |
30 |
|
Capt |
858 |
453 |
1311 |
58 |
204 |
113 |
317 |
14 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
1.8 |
294 |
297 |
591 |
26.2 |
1376 |
883 |
2259 |
60.9 |
39.1 |
|
Lt |
956 |
475 |
1431 |
71.3 |
180 |
140 |
320 |
15.9 |
25 |
24 |
49 |
2.4 |
129 |
78 |
207 |
10.3 |
1290 |
717 |
2007 |
64.3 |
35.7 |
|
2Lt |
106 |
47 |
153 |
70.5 |
16 |
11 |
27 |
12.4 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
3.2 |
22 |
8 |
30 |
13.8 |
150 |
67 |
217 |
69.1 |
30.9 |
|
Cpln |
73 |
12 |
85 |
70.2 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
5.8 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2.5 |
21 |
5 |
26 |
21.5 |
102 |
19 |
121 |
84.3 |
15.7 |
|
WO1 |
560 |
83 |
643 |
25.6 |
342 |
13 |
355 |
14.1 |
74 |
1 |
75 |
3 |
1166 |
271 |
1437 |
57.3 |
2142 |
368 |
2510 |
85.3 |
14.7 |
|
WO2 |
792 |
212 |
1004 |
38.5 |
423 |
53 |
476 |
18.2 |
56 |
6 |
62 |
2.4 |
799 |
270 |
1069 |
40.9 |
2070 |
541 |
2611 |
79.3 |
20.7 |
|
S Sgt |
2568 |
744 |
3312 |
53.8 |
920 |
129 |
1049 |
17 |
119 |
11 |
130 |
2.1 |
1294 |
371 |
1665 |
27 |
4901 |
1255 |
6156 |
79.6 |
20.4 |
|
Sgt |
4486 |
1050 |
5536 |
73.6 |
961 |
185 |
1166 |
15.5 |
85 |
22 |
107 |
1.4 |
550 |
165 |
725 |
9.6 |
6112 |
1422 |
7534 |
81.1 |
18.9 |
|
Cpl |
5700 |
1306 |
7006 |
82 |
736 |
235 |
971 |
11.4 |
52 |
20 |
72 |
0.8 |
364 |
127 |
491 |
5.7 |
6852 |
1688 |
8540 |
80.2 |
19.8 |
|
L Cpl |
4227 |
1215 |
5442 |
86.4 |
424 |
154 |
578 |
9.2 |
18 |
5 |
23 |
0.4 |
192 |
60 |
252 |
4 |
4861 |
1434 |
6295 |
77.2 |
22.8 |
|
Pvt |
14 114 |
4215 |
18 329 |
87.7 |
1209 |
584 |
1793 |
8.6 |
57 |
22 |
79 |
0.4 |
577 |
121 |
698 |
3.3 |
15 957 |
4942 |
20 899 |
76.4 |
23.6 |
|
CO |
6 |
15 |
21 |
56.8 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
21.6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8.1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
13.5 |
8 |
29 |
37 |
21.6 |
78.4 |
|
Aux serv |
60 |
0 |
60 |
80 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
10.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
9.3 |
75 |
0 |
75 |
100 |
0 |
|
Total Def Act |
36 220 |
10 370 |
46 590 |
72.3 |
5801 |
1705 |
7506 |
11.6 |
567 |
177 |
744 |
1.2 |
7243 |
2348 |
9591 |
14.9 |
49 831 |
14 600 |
64 431 |
77.3 |
22.7 |
|
% Def Act |
56.2 |
16.1 |
72.3 |
– |
9 |
2.6 |
11.6 |
– |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
– |
11.2 |
3.6 |
14.9 |
– |
77.3 |
22.7 |
100 |
77.3 |
22.7 |
|
PSAP |
4925 |
2988 |
7913 |
62.1 |
1341 |
840 |
2181 |
17.1 |
49 |
79 |
128 |
1 |
517 |
1998 |
2515 |
19.7 |
6832 |
5905 |
12 737 |
53.6 |
49.4 |
|
% of PSAP |
38.7 |
23.5 |
62.1 |
– |
10.5 |
6.6 |
17.1 |
– |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1 |
– |
4.1 |
15.7 |
19.7 |
– |
53.6 |
46.4 |
100 |
53.6 |
46.4 |
|
Total |
41 145 |
13 358 |
54 503 |
70.6 |
7142 |
2545 |
9687 |
12.6 |
610 |
256 |
872 |
1.1 |
7760 |
4346 |
12 106 |
15.7 |
56 663 |
20 505 |
77 168 |
73.4 |
26.6 |
Source: DoD briefing on Transformation, Gender Equity and Empowerment in the South African Defence Force: June 23, 2011
