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Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Military Veterans Q3 performance
13 Mar 2019
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans briefed the Committee on its 3rd Quarter expenditure and performance report. The targeted spend as at 31 December 2018 was R470.3 million but only R322.3 million (69%) was spent. The Cost of Employment (CoE) was 1% over budget due to imbalances on the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence Quarter 3 performance
6 Mar 2019
The Department of Defence met with the Portfolio Committee to present the performance and expenditure report for the third quarter of the 2018/19 financial year. It highlighted key performance indicators and gave a strategic overview of the progress thus far, based on the Defence Review of 2015.
Because of budget ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Acting Chairperson
27 Feb 2019
The Committee elected Mr D Gamede (ANC) as the acting chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans until the end of the term.
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Committee Report on Matters referred by Speaker
4 Dec 2018
The Committee considered and adopted the Committee Report on matters referred by the Speaker and adopted one set of minutes. It further considered Mr Mgidlana’s Response to statements made by Mr F Shivambu (MP) in terms of Section 25 of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures ...
Defence
Legacy Report; Committee Annual Report
28 Nov 2018
The Committee adopted its Annual Performance and Legacy Reports without any amendments.
Members bid farewell as this was the last meeting of the year.
Defence and Military Veterans
Committee Legacy Report; Oversight Report; Report on Public Protector Report on Defence Minister Ethics Code violation
28 Nov 2018
The Committee convened to consider and adopt its Annual Performance and Public Protector’s Report.
Both Reports were adopted without any amendments.
Members expressed their gratitude to the support staff for the exceptional work done during the year. Members also said farewell to one another as the meeting was the last ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Funding model for Defence Review 2015 implementation: DOD & Treasury briefing
14 Nov 2018
The Department of Defence (DOD) reminded Members that the process of developing the Defence Review 2015 started in 2012 and the first draft was finalised in 2014. This 2014 draft was revised and updated in 2015. The Defence Secretary told the two Defence Committees that the DR 2015 cannot be ...
Defence
Reserve Force Council & SANDF Reserves: briefing, with Deputy Minister
7 Nov 2018
The South Africa Reserve Force Council responded to questions put to it during the 7 September 2018 meeting with the Committee. At the inception of the Council in 2016, the RFC noted that the Defence Review 2015 emphasises the need to arrest the decline in the SANDF. The RFC focuses ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
31 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans considered and adopted the Defence Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
Members discussed whether it was a good idea to engage with National Treasury directly on gaps that were in the budget of the Department. They reasoned it was an area they never ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence briefing 2017/18 Annual Report & Quarter 1 performance
24 Oct 2018
Documents handed out: Department of Defence Annual Report [awaited]
The Department of Defence (DOD) came before the Committee to brief it on its 2017/18 annual report and its audited financial performance. It reported on the inadequacy of its budget allocation and how it had had a major impact on its over-expenditure ...