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Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence, 27 August 2020
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Defence and Military Veterans on the theft of assault rifles at the Littleton Army base, the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) participation in Operation NOTLELA to combat the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Workshop with DoD on Force Structure, Compensation of Employees, Development of an Exit Mechanism and Force Rejuvenation, briefing on the court judgement against DoD in the Collins Khoza case
26 Aug 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans conducted a workshop via a virtual platform with the South African National Defence Force, Defence Force Service Commission and National Treasury. That was followed by a briefing on the court case brought against the Department of Defence by the family of Mr ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Dod & Dmv Budget: Committee Reports
15 Jul 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, 15 July 2020
The Committee met to consider its Reports on the 2020 Speical Adjustments Budget for Vote 23: Defence and Vote 26: Military Veterans. Members asked for clarity on the amounts in the Reports. It was said the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DoD, DMV, CCB & Armscor 2020/21 Special Adjustments Budget
8 Jul 2020
Video: DOD, DMV, CCB & Armscor on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan
The Portfolio Committee met to be briefed on the impact of the adjusted estimates of national expenditure with the Department of Defence, the Department of Military Veterans, the Castle Control Board and Armscor.
The Castle ...
Home Affairs
DHA, IEC & GPW 2020/21 Special Adjustment Budget; with Minister and Deputy Minister
7 Jul 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly) 7 July 2020
Media Statement: Committee Commends IEC on Progress in Preparing for Local Government Elections
The Department of Home Affairs, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) and Government Printing Works, presented their COVID-19 induced adjustment budgets to the Committee. ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DMV Appeals Board on its mandate, challenges and achievements; with Deputy Minister
24 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, 24 June 2020
The Appeals Board of the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) briefed the Portfolio Committee on its mandate, challenges and achievements. The Committee was told that financial limitations had had an effect not only on the board's function, but also ...
Defence
COVID-19 SANDF deployment, with Deputy Minister
18 Jun 2020
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence 18 June 2020
Audio: Border safeguarding & deployment of SANDF members during COVID-19
Committee Report on letters from President on SANDF deployment
The Secretary for Defence, Dr Sam Gulube, had been invited to present updates on South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployment in ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Devolution of responsibility for infrastructure from DPW to Defence Works Formation; with Minister and Deputy Minister
10 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans 10 JUNE 2020
Audio: Devolution of responsibility for infrastructure from DPW to Defence Works Formation
The Committee raised concerns on how the lack of funding is affecting progress at the Department of Defence (DoD). The Department cannot start projects without funding. Members ...
Defence
Defence Force Service Commission on responses to questions raised previously; Findings on conditions of service since inception; with Deputy Minister
4 Jun 2020
The Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) took the Committee through the presentation on the questions of the Committee and the responses the Commission provided.
The Commission indicated that it requested for additional funding of R2.4 million, but the request was declined. However, R750 000 was granted to fund the Civil-Military ...
Defence
Denel & Armscor on Defence Projects Hoefyster, Biro, Hotel; with Deputy Minister
28 May 2020
Audio: Denel & Armscor on Defence Projects Hoefyster, Biro, Hotel; with Deputy Minister
Both Denel and Armscor briefed the Committee on its Department of Defence (DoD) projects, specifically Projects Hoefyster, Biro and Hotel.
Denel spoke about its Department of Defence-funded multi-year programmes and especially to Project Hoefyster which was the ...