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Defence and Military Veterans
Denel, NDIC and DCAC on state of the Defence Industry as well as update on DOD projects; with Minister
27 Nov 2019
The Committee met to be briefed by arms manufacturer Denel, the National Defence Industry Council (NDIC) and the Directorate Conventional Arms Control (DCAC) on the state of the industry, as well as for an update on Department of Defence (DoD) projects.
The Committee heard that Denel had been experiencing a ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Programmes to deliver services to Military Veterans & their beneficiaries; with Minister
11 Sep 2019
In the presence of the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, the Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DMV) and the Department of Human Settlements briefed the Committee on issue of providing housing support to Military Veterans. In her opening remarks, the Minister ...
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
Department of Defence & Military Veterans, Armscor & Castle Control Board 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans, with Minister & Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) presented an overview of how the Department functioned and their plans for the financial year. The key policy considerations that the Department was going to focus on included amending the Military Veterans Act, reconfiguring the structure of the Department in order to align it ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Defence facilities in Bloemfontein: Defence, Public Works, Health, Treasury on challenges; with Ministers
4 Sep 2018
The Standing Committee on Appropriations received briefings from the Departments of Defence, Public Works, Health and National Treasury on the infrastructure refurbishment and maintenance challenges experienced at the Department of Defence facilities in Bloemfontein. The three departmental delegations, accompanied by their Ministers, were tasked with finding a lasting situation to ...
Defence
NCACC Annual Reports: 2016 & 2017, with Ministers of Defence & Energy; Deployment resources funding; Mozambique Channel piracy; Department of Military Veterans status
7 Jun 2018
The Committee was briefed by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) on its outstanding Annual Reports for 2016 and 2017. Ministers MsNosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula and Mr Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe were present at this meeting.
The NCACC reported that it had received a clean Audit for the Financial Year 2016 and ...
Defence
Defence Review 2015: Minister on implementation & funding model; President’s letters on SANDF deployment
11 May 2017
Audio and Documents awaited
DOD presentation on Defence Review [awaited]
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence considered and adopted the President letters dated 31 March and 4 May 2017 which indicated the deployment of SANDF to the Mozambican Channel for maritime efforts and the DRC for peacekeeping. Concern was raised ...
Defence
NCACC 3rd Quarter Report: Minister briefing; Letter from President: SANDF deployment at SONA; Cuba Study Tour
17 Feb 2017
Committee Programme of the Joint Standing Committee
Minutes of 7 December 2016
The NCACC Chairperson and Minister in the Presidency, Mr Jeff Radebe, reported on the 2016 Third Quarterly Report. He noted the legislative requirements of the NCACC were the NCACC Act, No 41 of 2002 as amended by the ...
Defence
Turn-around strategy: Department of Military Veterans briefing, with Minister
11 Nov 2016
The Department of Military Veterans briefed the Committee on its turnaround strategy in the presence of the Minister. The Department highlighted that the terms of reference for the Turnaround Strategic Initiative would focus on procurement and the Department aimed at putting in place a fair and transparent procurement system to ...