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Defence and Military Veterans
DOD & DMV on 2020/21 Quarter 4 Performance & implementation of recommendations in Committee Budget Reports; with Deputy Minister
18 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually for a briefing by the Department of Defence (DOD) and the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on their past performance, and the implementation of ...
Home Affairs
Committee Reports: Government Printing Works; Looted Home Affairs offices; Strategic Plan
17 Aug 2021
The Committee Content Advisor noted that it is a requirement that the Committee has a five-year Strategic Plan in place, which was disrupted during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These Plans had been circulated to Members earlier and they were taken through them by ...
Defence
SANDF deployment to prevent & combat crime; Update on security situation in the country; with Minister
18 Jul 2021
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence, 18 July 2021
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, the Chief of the National Defence Force and the Chief of Joint Operations, on the
South African National Defence ...
Defence
Security situation in the country and related matters, with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 Jul 2021
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence, 14 July 2021
In a virtual meeting, and after several days of unrest and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the Committee met with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the Defence Ministry to receive an update on the security situation in the ...
Defence
1 Military Hospital - Repair and Maintenance Programme: Department of Defence briefing, with Minister; Discussion on letters received by General Holomisa
3 Jun 2021
The Joint Standing Committee met virtually for a briefing on the Repair and Maintenance Programme at the 1 Military Hospital by the Department of Defence. The Department said that the situation at the hospital has not improved mainly because of the legacy issues that were inherited in 2015, when the Department ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Challenges with Supply Chain Management /Procurement in the SANDF; with Deputy Minister
2 Jun 2021
The Committee met virtually for a briefing on supply chain management and procurement issues in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), but because of the absence of the chief logisitics officer, Members voted to defer the presentation because they did not want it to be presented by another Department ...
Defence
Military Ombud on investigation of alleged misconduct by soldiers; Progress to improve conditions of service of soldiers; Follow-up on allegations against Minister
27 May 2021
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence, 27 May 2021
The Joint Committee was convened on a virtual platform to receive two briefings from the Military Ombud and the Defence Force Service Commission. The Ombud briefed the Committee on its progress with the cases it investigated into misconduct by soldiers of ...
Defence and Military Veterans
AGSA on DoD status of records review; DoD on Operation Thusano; with Deputy Minister
26 May 2021
The Committee met virtually for presentations from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on its Department of Defence (DOD) audit findings, and for an update on the status of Operation Thusano -- a departmental initiative with the Cuban armed forces that involves the maintenance and repairing of the South African ...
Home Affairs
Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) Forensic Investigation Report; with Ministry
25 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the Forensic Investigation Report on the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) and how ...
Defence
Initiatives by SANDF to enhance gender parity and youth development; with Minister
20 May 2021
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence
The Committee convened virtually and received an overview by the Ministry of Defence, followed by a briefing on the current status of transformation initiatives in the Department and improvements over the years.
The Department of Defence (DOD) had achieved its overall population group and ...