Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence, Armscor and Castle of Good Hope on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
20 Oct 2015
The Department of Defence (DOD) told the Portfolio Committee that the defence budget for 2014/15 had been R42.8 billion, which was 1.13% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 3.75% of government expenditure. This inadequate budget allocation had sustained a declining defence capability, declining supporting commitments, and the rejuvenation ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence & Military Veterans 2014/15 audit outcomes and challenges requiring more vigilant scrutiny: briefing by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2014/15 audit outcomes of the Department of Military Veterans (DMV), and challenges that required more vigilant scrutiny. There had been a general improvement in the 2014/15 financial year as Armscor had received a clean audit and ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs, Electoral Commission & Government Printing Works on their 2014/15 Annual Report; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
13 Oct 2015
The Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented the audit outcomes of the DHA, IEC and GPW for the 2014/15 financial year. There were further presentations by the DHA, IEC and GPW of their annual reports for the 2014/15 financial year. The report of the AGSA showed that ...
Defence
Committee business: Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes; Consideration of a Letter from the President
18 Jun 2015
The outstanding minutes of the Committee were adopted, as well as a letter from the President pertaining to Operation Fiela. Concerns had been raised over the implementation of the operation, particularly with regard to the deployment of troops domestically. The Committee decided it would request a briefing from the Minister ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Military Veterans: delivery of benefits and services - progress reports by departments & agencies
10 Jun 2015
The Departments of Human Settlement and Military Veterans plus nine other entities made submissions before the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans regarding their role in the socio-economic upliftment of the military veterans.
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) revealed it has signed a number of MOUs and service ...
Home Affairs
Refugees Amendment Bill [B19-2015]: briefing by Parliamentary Legal Adviser; New immigration regulations: Consideration of problems
9 Jun 2015
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor briefed the Portfolio Committee Home Affairs on the Refugees Amendment Bill, 2015 which had been initiated by the Committee in order to remedy the constitutional defect of section 21(5) of the Refugees Act, and confer discretion upon the Refugees Appeals Authority to allow the public and ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Election of Chairperson
4 Jun 2015
The Committee met briefly to conclude the election of the co-chairpersons for the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals. Those elected were Ms N Bhengu (ANC) and Mr T Motalshuping (ANC; North West) No further recommendations or proposals were discussed. 

Defence
South African National Defence Reserve Force on its mandate; capacity; challenges; and action plan
4 Jun 2015
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) briefed the Committee on the status and revitalization of the Force’s reserves. The main issues raised during the presentation dealt with transformation, budget cuts and constraints, training and the intake of reserves.
Transformation in the Defence Force was happening at a slow rate, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence 4th Quarter Performance Report 2014/15 & progress on strengthening Defence Works Formation; DMV 4th Quarter Performance Report 2014/15 & update on establishing & maintaining a reliable military veterans database
27 May 2015
The Secretary for Defence gave a summary of the quarterly performance targets, and outlined the programmes of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). These included Landward Defence, Air Defence, Military Health Support and Defence Intelligence. The budget allocation was R42.856 billion, of which the Department had spent R42.842 billion, or 99.97%. ...
Home Affairs
DHA on total number of children travelling into & out of SA & citizens’ related ability to obtain unabridged birth certificates; Municipal Delimitation Board on preparations for 2016 municipal elections
26 May 2015
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the new immigration regulations regarding the travel of children in and out of South Africa. Regulations were initially to come into effect on 26 May 2014, but in order to enable travellers to prepare for the implementation of the regulation ...