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Khaya Makina
South African Army officer (1964–2021)
Brig. Gen. Khaya Makina (6 June 1964 – 25 March 2021)[1] was a General Officer in the South African Army from the artillery. He was born in New Brighton location in Port Elizabeth on 6 June 1964. He matriculated from Khwezi Lomso High School in 1982. He joined the uMkhonto we Sizwe and went into exile in the Kingdom of Lesotho and later in the Republic of Angola where he completed military training.
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Khaya Makina | |
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| Nickname(s) | Joe Mavi |
| Born | 6 June 1964 New Brighton, Port Elizabeth |
| Died | 25 March 2021 (aged 56) Mookgopong, Limpopo |
| Buried | Heroes Acres, Port Elizabeth |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service/ |  South African Army |
| Years of service | 1984–2021 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | School of Artillery |
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He specialized in ground engineering and field artillery. He completed the Brigade Commanders Course at Simferopol Military College in the Crimean Oblast, Soviet Union in 1991. In South Africa, he served as a Company Commander and Operations Officer in the National Peacekeeping Force from January to May 1994 at De Brug and in Koeberg.
He completed the bridging training at the Air Defence Artillery School in Diskobolos. He served as a Battery Commander of Support Battery at the School of Artillery in 1995, Regimental Training Wing Commander in 1999, Officer Commanding School of Artillery during 2002–2004. The then Lt. Col. Makina completed the penultimate single service Senior Command and Staff Duties Course of the SA Army in 2001. He served as the SSO Force Preparation for the Artillery Formation from 2005 to 2008, SSO Research & Development from 2008 to 2013.[2] Chief of Staff Artillery Formation during 2014 to 2015, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on 1 Jan. 2016 and appointed the General Officer Commanding SA Army Artillery Formation. Brig Gen Makina was awarded the master gunner by the senior artilleryman present-Maj Gen Deon Holtzhausen at the crossed-barrels investiture held at the Ubique Hall, School of Artillery on 17 March 2017. He died in Mookgopong on 25 March 2021.
Medals
- Unitas (Unity) Medal
- Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (20 Year Clasp)
- Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))
Proficiency badges
| Master Gunner: 102 | |
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| Brigadier General Khaya Makina[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Year: 2017 | |
| ←101: WO2 C. Gordon |
Colonel Jongile G. Maso :103→ |
- "Gunner general dies". defenceWeb. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "APPOINTMENTS AND/OR PROMOTIONS OF COLS/CAPTS (SAN) IN THE SANDF: 2008/2009". 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brig Gen Deon Holtzhausen |
General Officer Commanding Artillery Formation 2016–2021 |
Succeeded by Brig Gen Jongile Maso |
| Preceded by Col Andy Oelofse |
Chief of Staff Artillery Formation 2014–2015 |
Succeeded by Col Andre de Jager |
| Preceded by | SSO Research & Development, Artillery Formation 2008–2013 |
Succeeded by Col Tiaan Krugel |
| Preceded by Col Sarel Kruger |
SSO Force Preparation, Artillery Formation 2005–2008 |
Succeeded by Col Thulani Zungu |
| Preceded by Col Perie Franken |
OC School of Artillery 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Col Thulani Zungu |
| Preceded by Lt Col Chris van Niekerk |
Chief Instructor Regimental Training 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Lt Col Neels Odendaal |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by WO2 C. Gordon |
102nd Master Gunner 2017 |
Succeeded by Col Jongile Maso |