THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 487
Mr P.J. Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military
Veterans:
1. Whether she intends to confer, as planned, the Closure Commemoration
Medal, class Commando, on outgoing members of commandos; if not, why not;
if so when;
2. Whether she will make a statement on the matter?
REPLY
1. In accordance with the provision of Section 84(2)(k) of the
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, the President
institutes medals and decorations awarded to members of the South African
National Defence Force.
The President approved a Presidential Warrant, for the institution of the
Closure Commemoration Medal â Sluitingsgedenkmedalje â Medalje wa
Segopotsoso sa Tswalelo (which would be for award to members of the
Commandos, as well as any other deserving member of a component of the
South African National Defence Force, as defined in Section 53 (1) of the
Defence Act, 2002, that may be disbanded, who on or after the 27th April
2003 completed five yearsâ qualifying years in the component) on 17 March
2010.