Umbutho Wezempi waseNingizimu Afrika uyigatsha lempi yangaphansi kweSouth African National Defence Force . Izimpande zawo zingalandelwa ekwakhekeni kwayo ngemuva kokudalwa kweNyunyana yaseNingizimu Afrika ngo-1910. Amasosha aseNingizimu Afrika aguquka ngokwesiko lempi yasemngceleni eyalwelwa ngamabutho amaBoer Commando ( amasosha ), aqiniswa ukungathembeki komlando wamaBhunu ngamabutho amakhulu ayemi. Yabe isilwa njengengxenye yomzamo obanzi waseBrithani kuyo yomibili iMpi Yezwe I kanye neMpi Yesibili Yomhlaba, kepha ngemuva kwalokho yanqanyulwa ebudlelwaneni bayo obabunesikhathi eside be-Commonwealth nokukhuphukela emandleni eNational Party eNingizimu Afrika ngo-1948. Ibutho lalibambe iqhaza emkhankasweni omude futhi omubi wokulwa nabavukeli eNamibia kusukela ngo-1966 kuya ku-1990. Iphinde yadlala indima enkulu ekulawuleni udlame lwamaqembu ezepolitiki ngaphakathi eNingizimu Afrika ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1980 kanye nasekuqaleni kwawo-1990. Indima Yombutho yashintshwa ngokuyisisekelo yiziyaluyalu zokuqala kweminyaka yama-1990 kwathi ngemuva kuka1994 Amasosha aba yingxenye yeSANDF entsha.Manje iya ngokuya ibandakanyeka emizamweni yokugcina ukuthula eningizimu ye-Afrika, imvamisa njengengxenye yemisebenzi ebanzi ye- African Union .I-Army yakhiwa cishe yizi-40,100 zabasebenzi abafake umfaniswano njalo, okwengezwe ngabasebenzi be-reserve abali-12 300. Isakhiwo isikhundla/yobudala ibutho, okuyinto sawohloka ngokuphuthumayo ngesikhathi 1990,liyathuthuka kakhulu ngokusebenzisa Military Skills Development (MSDS) yokuzithandela kazwelonke uhlelo service.