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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
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
Department of Defence & Military Veterans 1st Quarter 2014 Performance
10 Sep 2014
In detailing the purpose of the Defence and Military Veterans Portfolio Committee to a visiting delegation, a committee members noted that the new Defence Review proposes that the defence committee meets behind closed doors like the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.
The Department of Defence presented its Administration Programme overview, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Amendment Bill: briefing by Mr D Maynier & response from Department and Parliamentary Legal Advisor; Department briefing on current policy and legislative environment
27 Aug 2014
The presentation on the Defence Amendment Bill [PMB 8 - 2013] covered the reasons and background to the Amendment Bill, projects that were a cause for concern, the proposed changes, the various amendments that were to be proposed as well as the way in which the potential Bill would empower ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid Bill [B8-2014]; Attorney's Amendment Bill [B9-2014]: briefing by Deputy Minister
29 Jul 2014
The Legal Aid Bill came as a post Constitution replacement of the 1969 Act. Some amendments had already been inserted into the 1969 Act particularly pertaining to the recovery of fees and the criteria determining provision of Legal Aid services as there had been many court challenges on that issue. ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Budget Vote Process & Sectoral Analysis of Defence and Military Veterans: briefing by Committee Staff; Castle Control Board & Armscor on their 2014 Strategic Plans
2 Jul 2014
The Committee received a briefing on the sectoral analysis of the two departments -- the Department of Defence (DoD) and the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) -- and the two entities for which the Committee is responsible, Armscor and the Castle Control Board. Armscor also presented its corporate plan.
There ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
Mr Malusi Stanley Motimele was elected as the Chairperson of the Committee.