Gen. Khaya Makina (6 June 1964 – 25 March 2021)[1] was a General Officer in the South African Army from the artillery.

He joined the uMkhonto we Sizwe and went into exile in the Kingdom of Lesotho and later in the Republic of Angola where he completed military training.

He completed the Brigade Commanders Course at Simferopol Military College in the Crimean Oblast, Soviet Union in 1991.

In South Africa, he served as a Company Commander and Operations Officer in the National Peacekeeping Force from January to May 1994 at De Brug and in Koeberg.

The then Lt. Col. Makina completed the penultimate single service Senior Command and Staff Duties Course of the SA Army in 2001.