General Georg Meiring. (Gallo Images/Beeld)
General Georg Meiring, the first chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) appointed by former statesman Nelson Mandela, has died.In a statement issued by the South African Defence Force Association, the Meiring family confirmed that the retired general, aged 84, died on Tuesday afternoon.”He passed on peacefully, in the company of his family, at 16:39 at his home in Pretoria,” the statement says.Meiring…
