of Technology The Tshwane University of Technology (commonly referred to as TUT) is a higher education institution, offering vocational oriented diplomas and degrees, and came into being through a merger of Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria. TUT caters for approximately 60,000 students and it has become the largest residential higher education institution in South Africa. CSIR The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is South Africa's central scientific research and development organisation. It was established by an act of parliament in 1945 and is situated on its own campus in the city. It is the largest research and development organisation in Africa and accounts for about 10% of the entire African R&D budget. It has a staff of approximately 3,000 technical and scientific researchers, often working in multi-disciplinary teams. In 2002, Dr. Sibusiso Sibisi was appointed as the president and CEO of the CSIR. Military Pretoria has earned a reputation as being the centre of South Africa's Military and is home to several military facilities of the South African National Defence Force: Military headquarters Transito Air Force Headquarters This complex is the headquarters to the South African Air Force. The Dequar Road Complex A military complex that houses the following: South African Army's Headquarters South African Infantry Formation HQ A General Support Base Support Formation HQ Training Formation HQ The 102 Field Workshop unit The 17 Maintenance Unit The S.A.M.S Military Health Department. The Sebokeng Complex A military complex located on the corner of Patriot Street and Koraalboom Road that houses the following military headquarters: South African Army Armour Formation HQ South African Army Artillery Formation HQ South African Army Intelligence Corps HQ South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation HQ Military bases The Dequar Road Base This base is situated in the suburb of Salvokop and is divided into two parts: The Green Magazine (Groen Magazyn) which is the Headquarters to the Transvaalse Staatsartillerie, A reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army Magazine Hill which is the regimental Headquarters to the Pretoria Armoured Regiment, A reserve tank regiment of the South African Army. Thaba Tshwane Thaba Tshwane is a large military area south-west of the Pretoria Central Business District and North of Air Force Base Swartkop. It is the headquarters of several army units- Joint Support Base Garrison that is responsible for the town management of Thaba Tshwane The Tshwane Regiment, a reserve motorised