This serves to inform the National Assembly that I have extended the employment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel to the Darfur, for a service in fulfilment of the international obligations of the Republic of South Africa towards the United Nations and the African Union as part of the UN/AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769, dated 31 July 2007. This employment is authorised in accordance with the provisions of section 201(2)(c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, read with section 93 of the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No 42 of 2002).