Rear Admiral (Junior Grade) Rendani Masutha is a retired South African naval officer, currently serving as Deputy Military Ombud.

[1] She completed her law degree at the University of Venda and completed her LLB at the University of the North.

She graduated from the Naval College in 1995, becoming the first black officer in the Navy and joined the Legal Office in Simon's Town.

[2] She was promoted to rear admiral (jg) on 1 June 2011 and appointed Director Defence Legal Service[3] and Director Military Defence Counsel.

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