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Defence
Exploring avenues for revenue generation by DOD, Status of Project Kobe Thala; Follow-up meeting on Reserves, Reserve Force Council and related matters; with Minister
19 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Defence (DOD) met with the Joint Committee on Defence to discuss avenues for revenue to address the limited funding to the Department. The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) also briefed the Committee on the status of Project Koba-Tlala, reserve forces and the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Military Police & Adjutant General mandates, capacity, achievements and challenges; Defence and Military Veterans Budgets: Committee Reports
18 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received briefings from the SA National Defence Force’s Adjutant General and Military Police. Concerns were raised about the capabilities of the military police division as a result of cuts in the funding for employees and a reduced budget for recruiting ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DMV & CCB 2022/23 Annual Performance & Responses to AGSA reports on Status of Records Review; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
The Castle Control Board (CCB) and the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance Plans for 2022/23.
The CCB presented its annual performance plan and budget for 2022/2023. The Committee was briefed on the budgetary breakdown, staff structure, and plans to generate more revenue. ...
Defence
SANDF involvement in recent floods; Implementation of Forensic Report on 1 Military Hospital recommendations; Progress with RAMP and related matters
5 May 2022
DoD: Final executive summary report
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and the Department of Defence on the implementation of the recommendations of the forensic report on 1 Military Hospital and progress with the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence & Armscor 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan & Responses to AGSA Reports on Status of Records Review
4 May 2022
Defence
Implementation of DFSC recommendations; Military Ombud on progress with challenges facing the institution; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence received a briefing from the Military Ombudsman on progress in dealing with challenges facing the institution, which involved legislative amendments and progress related to ongoing investigations. There was also a briefing by the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) and ...
Defence
Reserve Force challenges; with Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) received a briefing on the challenges facing the Reserve Force. The Committee was made aware that this contingent of the armed forces is without a properly constituted leadership. The former Chief of the SANDF Reserves, General Anderson, had ...
Defence
National Defence Industry Council on boosting Defence Industry & Charter; Letter from President; with Minister
3 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the National Defence Industry Council (NDIC) spoke on the implementation of the Defence Sector Charter. The Defence Sector Charter Council was established. Membership from the relevant constituencies is complete. The Code calls for the establishment of the Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) Fund which will ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DOD Quarter 2 & 3 2021/22 Performance; Update on fraud and consequence management; with Minister
2 Mar 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Defence on the status of fraud and corruption ...
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence received a briefing from Denel and the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) on the management of defence intellectual property and Denel's maintenance of defence equipment. The Committee was also briefed on the progress of the investigation into allegations ...