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Defence and Military Veterans
Integration process within SANDF; History of Khoisan Self Defence Unit's requests to integrate into SANDF, with Deputy Minister
22 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, 22 May 2020
There is no indication a Khoisan Nation Self Defence Unit (KNSDU) existed during the integration period. Available literature reflects the Khoisan Nation Self Defence Unit did not fall within the prescripts of section 224 of the Interim Constitution.
In ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Armscor & Castle Control Board 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans
6 May 2020
Audio: Armscor & Castle Control Board 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Castle Control Board (CCB) said that since the advent of Covid-19, it had not been business as usual at the Castle. It had closed in the middle of March, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DoD & DMV Strategic Plan, APP & budget allocation: Committee Staff briefings
1 May 2020
Video: PC Defence and Military Veterans, 1 May 2020
Audio: DoD and DMV Strategic Plan, APP and budget allocation: Committee Staff briefings
Government Departments & Entities 20/2021 APPs & Strategic Plans
The Committee was briefed first by the Content Adviser on the Department of Military Veterans’ (DMV) Strategic Plan 2020-2025, ...
Defence
SANDF deployment & involvement in COVID-19 measures; Complaints against SANDF during lockdown; with Minister
22 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Regulations and Guidelines
Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met to discuss defence operations and developments ...
Defence
NCACC 2018/19 Annual Report, with Minister of Defence & Military Veterans, & Minister in the Presidency
5 Mar 2020
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (National Assembly & National Council of Provinces) was briefed by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) on its 2018 and 2019 Annual Report. Minister in the Presidency, Mr Jackson Mthembu, and Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, were present.
Members ...
Defence
Defence Force Service Commission on its mandate, challenges & achievements
20 Feb 2020
The Defence Service Commission presented its mandate, challenges and achievements to the Committee. Its mandate is to make recommendations on a number of matters for the Department and the Minister. Some of those matters include, annual improvement of salaries and service benefits for members of the SA National Defence Force, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence Audit Action Implementation Plan: AG feedback on progress; Military Discipline Bill: response to public submissions
19 Feb 2020
The office of the Auditor-General provided feedback on the Department of Defence’s Audit Action plans and the progress of implementation. The SANDF representatives were also present to discuss and comment on the Military Discipline Bill.
The office of the Auditor-General highlighted from the status of records review, which was conducted ...
Defence
Database, Skills Audit & Military Veterans Act Amendments progress: DMV briefing
6 Feb 2020
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) picked up from the last interaction with the Committee, and focused on the progress made in cleansing its database. The DMV had a baseline of about 30 000 files that were cleansed and cleared, and 40 000 records were given to the Department of ...
Defence
Reserve Force mandate, challenges, achievements, outcome of Reserve Force Indaba
28 Nov 2019
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence was briefed by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Reserves on the mandate, challenges and achievements, as well as the outcome of the Reserve Force Indaba held in September 2019. The role of the Reserves is to augment the regular soldiers for peace ...
Home Affairs
DHA on strategies to resolve long queues at Home Affairs offices; with Deputy Minister
26 Nov 2019
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on its strategies to resolve long queues at its offices. After the Department had been inundated with calls from frustrated members of the public last year, the Minister had directed it to conduct an assessment in order to develop intervention strategies ...