Lambert Moloi
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General Lambert Moloi, born Lehlohonolo Moloi Umkhonto weSizwe.
Military career
General Moloi was born in 1932, in Quting, Lesotho. In 1940 his family moved to South Africa to join his father, who was a railway worker in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. He attended school in Soweto until 1963, when he left the country to join the
SANDF, which he joined as a general officer.[1] At the time of his death Moloi was a member of the newly-established Defence Service Commission, which was formed to look after the conditions of service of members.[2]
Chair of Cell C
Moloi Co-founded the Cell C, CellSAF and 3C Telecommunications company in 1998 and was appointed as its chairman.[3]
Awards and decorations
Order for Meritorious Service (Silver) (OMSS)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Operational Medal for Southern Africa
South Africa Service Medal
Unitas (Unity) Medal
Service Medal (Gold)
Service Medal (Silver)
Service Medal (Bronze)
References
- ^ "Zuma confirms continuing honours for military veterans". defenceWeb. defenceWeb. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Service Corps". Mail&Guardian. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Holomisa, Bantu. "Major General (Ret)". UDM. United Democratic Movement. Retrieved 27 August 2020.