Modderfontein Commando
Modderfontein Industrial Commando emblem
Founded	1969 (55 years ago) (1969)
Disbanded	February 14, 2003 (21 years ago) (2003-02-14)
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa  Republic of South Africa
Branch	South African Army  South African Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Light Infantry
Size	One Battalion
Part of	South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Modderfontein, Johannesburg

Modderfontein Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.

Modderfontein Commando was tasked with the protection of the country's biggest manufacturer of explosives.

In 1969, the Modderfontein Dynamite Factory was placed under the protection of the Republic Defence Force(SADF).^{[clarification needed][sentence fragment]} Before that era, the factory was protected by a unit of the National Volunteer Battalion (NVB) that was made up of "keymen" and other volunteers. In 1946 the NVB units were stood down.

The commando was initially formed as an urban commando but was restructured in the early 1980s into an industrial commando tasked with protecting the complex at Modderfontein. Manpower for the commando was largely drawn from men working for AECI who had a military commitment.

The Commando was structured into a headquarter with four companies.

This unit, along with all other Commando units, was disbanded after a decision by South African President Thabo Mbeki.^[1][2] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to the Minister of Safety and Security, Charles Nqakula.^[3]

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