[2] He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1995 for a Global Security Strategy Course.

[4] He was promoted to major general and was appointed as the 3rd GOC South African Army Infantry Formation on 1 November 2011.

[1] He formally took over command on 2 March 2012 at a parade at the SA Army College in Thaba Tshwane.

He was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed command of the South African Army in January 2016.

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