General Rudzani Maphwanya SM MMM (born 23 November 1960)[1] is a South African military commander who served as Chief of Joint Operations from 2019 till May 2021.

He was appointed Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on 1 June 2021.

[2] Maphwanya served in the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in Angola and integrated into the SANDF in 1994.

He was appointed as the SANDF Chief of Joint Operations on 1 November 2019.

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