1. The Presidential Medical Unit (PMU) reports to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans as part of the SA Military Health Service (SAMHS).
(a) PMU is funded from the budget of the Tertiary Military Health Formation (TMHF) of the South African Military Health Services (SAMHS) for its operations.
(b) (i) PMU has 56 Staff members nationally.
(b)(ii) PMU members are stationed as follows:
(b)(iii) PMU members Competencies are as follows:
(c) PMU has 80 vehicles at its disposal
(d) The nature and serviceability of the vehicles nationally is as follows:
Ser No |
Nature |
Number of Serviceable |
Number of Unserviceable |
total |
SUV’s |
23 |
11 |
34 |
|
Sedans |
4 |
28 |
32 |
|
Bakkies |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Ambulances |
5 |
7 |
12 |
|
Total |
32 |
48 |
80 |
(2) Most of the members of the PMU who are driving the vehicles on
convoy (High speed vehicles) have the following courses:
(a) Driving and Maintenance course from the SANDF.
(b) Advanced Driving Course from the SAPS College.