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Defence and Military Veterans
DOD and DMV 2019 Quarter1 performance; Report back on Committee recommendations in 2019 budget Report; with Deputy Minister
18 Sep 2019
The Department of Defence (DOD) briefed the Committee on its 2019/20 first quarter report, and the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) provided a progress report on recommendations put forward by the Committee at a previous meeting. Due to the time constraints, the DMV was unable to present its first quarter ...
Defence
South African Air Force & Navy budget and capacity constraints
12 Sep 2019
The focus of this meeting was the continued reduction of the budget of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which compromises its ability to carry out its constitutional mandate. The South African Air Force and Navy components of the SANDF reported on flying and sea hours and the capacity ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Introductory briefings by Military Ombud, Defence Force Service Commission & Reserve Force Council; AGSA Training; with Minister & Deputy
21 Aug 2019
The focus of the meeting was the introduction of the South African Military Ombud, the Defence Force Service Commission, the Reserve Force Council and the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA).
The SA Military Ombud, the Defence Force Service Commission and the Reserve Force gave introductory briefings on their mandates ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Civil-military relations in South Africa; with Minister
20 Aug 2019
The colloquium on civil-military relations (CMR) in South Africa was characterised by robust engagements from an academic, Parliamentary, executive, Departmental and military perspective.
The Chairperson’s opening overview described CMR as a contemporary and important issue that was related to a complex web of inter-relationships, established norms and practices between the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee met to elect its Chairperson. Mr V Xaba (ANC) was nominated unopposed as Chairperson of the Committee, he accepted the nomination and declared as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans.
The newly elected Chairperson alerted Committee Members that the Committee was expected to hit ...