Defence and Military Veterans
PC Defence: Meeting Postponed
19 Nov 2014
The meeting was effectively postponed to the following term, owing to the high number of apologies from members of the committee who were said to be attending to other parliamentary business.
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
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 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
Castle Control Board & Armscor on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The Castle Control Board (CCB) presented its 2013/14 Annual Report and Financial Statements to the Committee. The presentation focused on the overview of overall expenditure for the financial year 2013/14, outlined the programme performance, indicated that certain programmes required more funding, and set out the challenges that impacted on the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Amendment Bill: finalisation and adoption of Committee Report
17 Sep 2014
The Committee met briefly to consider and adopt its report on the Defence Amendment Bill. The Bill was introduced in the Fourth Parliament but later revived in the Fifth Parliament for consideration. The legislative proposal sought to amend the Defence Act (No 42-2002) in order for Parliament to receive defence procurement ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
Mr Malusi Stanley Motimele was elected as the Chairperson of the Committee.