Monde Lobese

Monde Lobese MMS MMB is a South African naval officer, serving as Chief of the South African Navy.

[1] He left South Africa in 1985 to join Umkhonto We Sizwe and underwent training in East Germany before being selected for naval training in the Soviet Union.

[2] In 2009, he was appointed Director Fleet Logistics at Fleet Command as a Rear Admiral (junior grade).

[2] In 2015 he joined Joint Operations Division as Director Operations Support where he stayed until being appointed Deputy Chief of the Navy in September 2021[3] and served as acting Chief after the retirement of Vice Admiral Samuel Hlongwane.

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