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Defence
SANDF Decline, Transformation, Integration, Equity and Morale: Department of Defence Overview
13 Nov 2014
The Department of Defence gave a presentation on the decline of the capabilities of the defence force, including issues of transformation, integration, equity and morale. During the course of the presentation, the Department made reference to both the 1998 and the 2014 Defence Reviews. The Chief of Military Policy, Strategy ...
Defence and Military Veterans
SA National Defence Force Reserves current status report: Department of Defence, recommendation to ratify Arms Trade Treaty
12 Nov 2014
The Department of Defence (DOD) briefed the Committee on the current status of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Reserves, and made the point that this must be considered in the context of the Defence Review. The goal was a “Revitalisation and Transformation” plan that included a feeder system, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
United Nations Arms Trade Treaty & Human Resource Strategy: Department of Defence briefing
11 Nov 2014
The Department of Defence (DoD) led the Committee through a presentation on the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. It was adopted in April 2013 in the United Nations General Assembly, and in September 2013, South Africa’s President signed the Arms Trade Treaty. According to the South African Constitution, ratifying the ...
Defence
2014 Defence Review: Minister and Defence Committee briefing
6 Nov 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Defence Review Committee on the Defence Review 2014. The Minister of Defence was present at the meeting and stated that the Defence Review recognised the mismatch between what was expected from the SANDF, and the capacity resources allocated to it. The persistent disconnect between ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence infrastructure projects: status report by Department of Defence & Military Veterans
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans said under expenditure at the National Department of Public Works has resulted in a huge backlog of maintenance and repairs to DOD facilities. The DOD backlog on facility maintenance and repair was an estimated R12 billion in 2014. These facilities were spread throughout ...
Defence
JC Defence: Third Term Committee Programme
30 Oct 2014
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met for the Consideration of Draft Third Term Committee Programme.
Members deliberated on the programme and agreed it should be revised and presented on 6 November 2014.
The Committee also agreed that it will start the process of the Defence Review on 6 ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence and Military Veterans Budget Review and Recommendations Report
29 Oct 2014
The Committee considered its Draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). In the interests of time the Committee dealt specifically with the Committee Recommendations as contained in the Report. The DA felt that the recommendations contained in the Report did not deal with the real issues of the Department of ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 2013/14 Annual Report
22 Oct 2014
The Department briefed the Committee on its Annual Report, focussing on the defence mandate, financial performance, priorities, selected performance indicators, programme output detail, enterprise risks and mitigation actions, and Auditor-General report. Some members felt that the brief should have been made in the presence of the Minister Mapisa-Nqakula who was ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Analyses of 2013/14 Annual Reports of Department of Defence, Armscor, Castle Control Board
15 Oct 2014
Parliamentary Researchers briefed the Portfolio Committee on their analysis of the Department of Defence, Armscor and Castle Control Board performance and expenditure reports over the past five years. The researchers identified concerns that the Committee should raise during its next meeting with these entities.
The Chairperson commented that some issues ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Audit Outcomes on Defence Portfolio: AGSA briefing; Third Term Committee Programme
14 Oct 2014
The Committee met to discuss and adopt the Committee's third term programme, and was briefed by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on audit outcomes of the Department of Defence and Military Veterans for the 2013/2014 financial year.
The Chairperson and the Committee went through the detailed programme, with ...