1. Facilities: 1.1 The Committee is shocked at the state of facilities of SAAF bases visited and is concerned about the relationship between the DOD and DPW. Greater clarity is needed regarding the nature of, and challenges to, the implementation of a service level agreement (SLA) between these departments, given the complaints regarding poor facilities. It must be emphasised that regardless of these challenges the responsibility to ensure that facilities are adequate and that resources are adequately utilised remain the responsibility of the DOD. The Committee recommends ministerial intervention to ensure that facilities are upgraded to an acceptable level. It is further recommended that the Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the DOD and DPW is reviewed and its implementation is ensured, in accordance with the priorities identified by each base.