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Defence and Military Veterans
Progress by DOD on cases of fraud and corruption and consequence management; Committee’s annual report and performance plan
25 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Department of Defence (DOD) on progress in dealing with cases of fraud and corruption. Members were particularly concerned about the number of members suspended with pay. They noted that some had been suspended since 2012. It was an unnecessary ...
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
NCACC 2021 Quarter 4 Performance & 2021 Annual Report; Update on Open Secrets and Amnesty International court case; with Minister
12 May 2022
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NACC) briefed the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on its fourth quarter report and 2021/22 annual report, and on litigation against it by Open Secrets and Amnesty International
The NACC told the Committee that it had received a clean audit report ...
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
Investigation on Food poisoning of soldiers in Mozambique & Presidential Letters; with the Deputy Minister
21 Apr 2022
The South African Military Ombud (SAMO) briefed the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on its investigation into allegations of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members suffering from food poisoning. This came after reports that the SANDF members fell ill after consuming rotten meat and vegetables at the Pemba ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Procurement of Heberon from Cuba: Minister & Deputy response to MTT findings; Analysis of Defence Portfolio APP & Budget
20 Apr 2022
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Defence
Defence and Military Vets
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans met on a virtual meeting platform for a briefing by Minister on the Departmental responses to the findings of the Ministerial Task Team on the procurement of Heberon medication from ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DOD update on budget cuts, irregular expenditure on the compensation of employees & funding of exit mechanism for military personnel; with Deputy
23 Mar 2022
The Committee met with the Department of Defence (DoD) on a virtual platform to receive briefings on the progress of its engagements with National Treasury on its budget cuts, assistance to the DoD to curb irregular expenditure on the compensation of employees, funding of an exit mechanism for military ...