| Kuruman Commando | |
|---|---|
 Kuruman Commando emblem | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Kuruman |
Kuruman Commando was alight infantryregiment of theSouth African Army. It formed part of theSouth African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.
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During this era, the unit was mainly engaged in area force protection, search and cordones as well as stock theft control assistance to the rural police.
In the late 1990s Kuruman and Sishen Commando merge and a new emblem was developed:
The amalgamated unit, along with all otherCommando units was disbanded after a decision by South African PresidentThabo Mbeki to disband all Commando Units.[1][2] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to theMinister of Safety and SecurityCharles Nqakula.[3]
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