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Defence and Military Veterans
DMV 2021/22 Quarter 2 & 3 Performance; Policies on services and benefits; with Minister and Deputy Minister
9 Feb 2022
The Committee met virtually for presentations by the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on its performance in the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Findings of Ministerial Task Team on procurement of Heberon from Cuba, with Deputy Minister
26 Jan 2022
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Defence
NCACC Quarterly Reports & End User Certificate feedback; with Minister
9 Dec 2021
On a virtual meeting platform, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence received a report from the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) on its second and third quarter performance for 2021/22.
The Committee was told that impediments to exports were creating a backlog of R3.5 billion in orders, especially ...
Defence and Military Veterans
SANDF on Human Resource requirements amid current fiscal constraints and how Force Design and Force structure may need to be adjusted; DoD on Utilisation and plans for Reserves; with Deputy Minister
8 Dec 2021
The Committee convened virtually to be briefed by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on its human resource requirements amid the current fiscal constraints, and how its design and structure may need to be adjusted according to the Minister’s statement that strategically it had now transitioned from being ...
The Joint Standing Committee (JSC) invited both the Department of Defence (DOD) and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) to brief it on the forensic audit report on the 1 Military Hospital Refurbishment, the upgrading of section headquarter buildings for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Findings on procurement of Heberon medication from Cuba: DoD, SAHPRA & AGSA input; with Deputy Minister
1 Dec 2021
The Committee met on a virtual platform to briefed on the procurement by the Department of Defence of Heberon medication from Cuba during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
It was told that the Department had ordered 970 895 vials of Heberon between 27 April and ...
Defence
Status of ongoing SANDF missions; Challenges faced with respect to vehicle smuggling along South Africa’s land borders
25 Nov 2021
The Committee met virtually for presentations from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on the operational status of ongoing missions, and from Netstar and Tracker on the challenges that they were encountering in dealing with vehicle smuggling and other criminal activities at South Africa’s borders.
The Committee encouraged ...
Defence
Office of Military Ombud 2020 Annual activity Report & update on investigations conducted
18 Nov 2021
The Office of the Military Ombud made its presentation in a virtual meeting to the Joint Standing Committee on its 2020 annual activity report, and provided an update on the investigations it had conducted during the period under review.
Members of the Committee raised their concern at the lack ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence & Armscor 2020/21 Annual Report; with the Minister
17 Nov 2021
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to received presentations from the Department of Defence (DOD) and Armscor on their annual reports for the 2020/21 financial year.
The Committee expressed its concerns at the reduction in air force flying hours, and how this was having a negative ...
Defence
Minister on implementation of recommendations for DFSC; DFSC 2020 Annual Activity Report and follow up on related matters
11 Nov 2021
The Committee met to be briefed on the status of the implementation of recommendations made by the Defence Force Service Commission. The Committee heard that on the issue of medical support services, there are insufficient numbers of Health Care Practitioners (HCPs) including medical doctors, and not enough female HCPs ...