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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 ...
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 and Military Veterans
Project Thusano and related matters: AGSA input, with Deputy Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual meeting platform for a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa on its findings and recommendations relating to Project Thusano. In 2012, the Department of Defence entered into a bilateral agreement with the government of the Republic of Cuba for defence cooperation. This ...
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 ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Military Veterans (DMV) audit action plan; with Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2022
There was a focus on preventative measures, fraud and corruption cases, consequence management, and irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, in the audit action plan the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) presented in response to the Auditor-General findings in its 2021/22 audit report. In addition to these matters, ...
Defence
Forensic Audit Report on 1 Military Hospital, with Minister; Fire at Waterkloof Airforce Base; Committee Annual Performance Plan
17 Feb 2022
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The Joint Standing Committee on Defence received a full briefing in a virtual meeting on the forensic report ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Minister & Armscor on the future of Project Biro, Hotel and Hoefyster, plans to address combat vehicle requirements for SA Army & status of maintenance of SA Air Force fleet
16 Feb 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Defence on the challenges it faced in delivering on its projects, addressing its combat vehicle requirements, and providing maintenance for its facilities and equipment.
Armscor said its various engagements with Denel had revealed the risks of Denel ...