Defence Dept Appoints New Surgeon General
Major General Vejay Ramlakan was appointed as the army's newSurgeon General, the South African National Defence Force announced on Saturday. Ramlakan takes over from Lieutenant General Rinus Jansen, SANDF spokesman Major General Mohato Mofokeng said in a statement. "He started his military career in 1977 when he joined Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the ANC. He was incarcerated on Robben Island from 1987 to 1991," Mofokeng said. He joined the SANDF in 1994 and was awarded the Edgar Brookes award for outstanding contribution to human freedom and endeavour in 2002.
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