Hoopstad Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army.

This commando was raised in the Anglo Boer War and was used in several opening engagements such as the Battle of Belmont in November 1899.

By 1902 all Commando remnants were under British military control and disarmed.

The unit was mainly used in this era for area force protection, cordones and searches as well as assisting the rural police in stock theft control.

[1][2] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to the Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula.