[1][2] The 900 member Venda Defence Force (VDF) was established upon that country's independence on 13 September 1979.

[1][2] Since the Long Service Medal, Bronze was authorised for wear by one of the statutory forces which came to be part of the South African National Defence Force on 27 April 1994, it was accorded a position in the official South African order of precedence on that date.

[7] The suspender is in the form of a pair of crossed elephant tusks and is different on the full-size and miniature medals.

On the full-size medal, as depicted, the ends of the tusks reach to approximately the ten-thirty and one-thirty positions on the medallion, while on the miniature medal they reach to approximately the ten o'clock and two o'clock positions on the medallion.

[2][7][8] Conferment of the Long Service Medal, Bronze was discontinued when the Republic of Venda ceased to exist on 27 April 1994.