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Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence, 27 August 2020
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Defence and Military Veterans on the theft of assault rifles at the Littleton Army base, the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) participation in Operation NOTLELA to combat the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Workshop with DoD on Force Structure, Compensation of Employees, Development of an Exit Mechanism and Force Rejuvenation, briefing on the court judgement against DoD in the Collins Khoza case
26 Aug 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans conducted a workshop via a virtual platform with the South African National Defence Force, Defence Force Service Commission and National Treasury. That was followed by a briefing on the court case brought against the Department of Defence by the family of Mr ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport, Arts and Culture Budget: Committee Report
14 Jul 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture, 14 July 2020
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Budget Vote 37.
Members voiced concern ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DMV Appeals Board on its mandate, challenges and achievements; with Deputy Minister
24 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, 24 June 2020
The Appeals Board of the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) briefed the Portfolio Committee on its mandate, challenges and achievements. The Committee was told that financial limitations had had an effect not only on the board's function, but also ...
Defence
COVID-19 SANDF deployment, with Deputy Minister
18 Jun 2020
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence 18 June 2020
Audio: Border safeguarding & deployment of SANDF members during COVID-19
Committee Report on letters from President on SANDF deployment
The Secretary for Defence, Dr Sam Gulube, had been invited to present updates on South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployment in ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Military Ombud Annual Performance Plan; Feedback on number, age, and brief summary of cases the DOD has acted upon
17 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans 17 June 2020
Audio: Military Ombud Annual Performance Plan; Feedback on number, age, and brief summary of cases the DOD has acted upon
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Office of the Military Ombud briefed the Committee ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Devolution of responsibility for infrastructure from DPW to Defence Works Formation; with Minister and Deputy Minister
10 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans 10 JUNE 2020
Audio: Devolution of responsibility for infrastructure from DPW to Defence Works Formation
The Committee raised concerns on how the lack of funding is affecting progress at the Department of Defence (DoD). The Department cannot start projects without funding. Members ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DoD & DMV Quarter 4 performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, 3 June 2020
The Department of Defence (DoD) said the implementation of the 2015 Defence Review remained totally dependent on ...
Defence
Denel & Armscor on Defence Projects Hoefyster, Biro, Hotel; with Deputy Minister
28 May 2020
Audio: Denel & Armscor on Defence Projects Hoefyster, Biro, Hotel; with Deputy Minister
Both Denel and Armscor briefed the Committee on its Department of Defence (DoD) projects, specifically Projects Hoefyster, Biro and Hotel.
Denel spoke about its Department of Defence-funded multi-year programmes and especially to Project Hoefyster which was the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Status of the Department of Defence, with the Minister and Deputy Minister
27 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, 27 May 2020
Audio: DoD: Human Resource Plan; Rejuvenation plan & investigations into Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure; DMV Budget: Committee Report
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the status of the Department of Defence. The Minister and Deputy ...