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Defence
National Conventional Arms Control Committee Third Quarter Report
24 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence received a briefing from the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) on its third quarter report, including a breakdown of imports by the public and private sectors.
The Committee learnt that the NCACC framework was grounded in domestic law, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Devolution of DPWI functions to the Defence Works Formation; with Deputy Minister
16 Nov 2022
The Department of Defence (DOD) briefed the Committee on the medium-term plans to devolve some functions of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) to the DOD. The Committee was told that the DOD had taken over the payment of the municipal services portfolio from the DPWI in ...
Defence
SA National Maritime Security Strategy; DoD/Armscor Service Level Agreement
10 Nov 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence convened virtually for briefings by the Department of Transport on South Africa’s National Maritime Security Strategy, and the Department of Defence (DoD) and ARMSCOR on their Service Level Agreement (SLA).
The Committee was informed that the National Maritime Security Strategy had not been ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans Progress; National Database for military veterans; NSFAS backlog; with Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on progress achieved by the Presidential Task Team (PTT) in finalising a wide range of outstanding issues. These included updating the national database, clearing the student funding backlog, the Department's organisational redesign, repatriation ...
Defence
AMD briefing on industry challenges and opportunities, Uptake of NCACC electronic permit application system; with Ministry
3 Nov 2022
The Committee convened virtually for a briefing by the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries (AMD) association on industry challenges and opportunities. Additionally, the AMD provided feedback on the uptake of and training on the electronic permit application system of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), and on cooperation ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DoD on consequence management and update on alleged non-payment of Umzimvubu Regiment; with Deputy Minister
2 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Defence and Military Veterans on consequence management and an update on the alleged non-payment of the Umzimvubu Regiment.
Members were concerned that the Chief and the Accounting Officer of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) were not present in the ...
Defence
SA Military Health Services on the challenges with regard to the provision of medical services in its facilities
27 Oct 2022
Report of the meeting to follow.
Defence and Military Veterans
Monitoring implementation of Audit Action Plan and related challenges; DoD fleet management policy and procurement of essential goods; DoD & DMV BRRRs; with Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans briefed the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting on the reports from the audit committee and the internal audit unit on monitoring the implementation of the audit action plans, including the related challenges. The Department advised ...
Defence
Current border safeguarding operations; Cooperation with Border Management Agency; with Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence received an update in a virtual meeting on the implementation of Operation Corona, which had the mandate to defend South Africa’s territorial integrity. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) presented current border safeguarding operations, including challenges and successes; technology usage and the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DMV & CCB Annual Report 2021/22; with Deputy Minister
19 Oct 2022
Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans held a virtual meeting to receive briefings from the Castle Control Board (CCB) and the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on their 2021/22 annual reports and responses to the Auditor-General of South Africa's (AGSA's) audit outcomes. ...