Employment Of The South African National Defence Force For A Service In Co-Operation With The South African Police Service And To Assist Other Government Departments During The Countrywide Public Service Strike
This serves to inform the National Assembly that I have employed 1350 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel for service in co-operation with the South African Police Service and to assist other government departments during the countrywide public service strike.
This employment is authorised in accordance with the provisions of section 201(2)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, read with section 18 and 19 of the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No 42 of 2002).
I will communicate this report to members of the National Council of Provinces and wish to request that you bring the contents hereof to the attention of the National Assembly.