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Defence
South African Air Force & Navy budget and capacity constraints
12 Sep 2019
The focus of this meeting was the continued reduction of the budget of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which compromises its ability to carry out its constitutional mandate. The South African Air Force and Navy components of the SANDF reported on flying and sea hours and the capacity ...
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
Defence Joint Committee Legacy Report; Sector analysis
23 Aug 2019
Members were briefed on the activities undertaken by the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) during the 5th Parliament, and were given an analysis of the defence sector. Following the presentations, there were few questions from Members, and discussion was largely given over to the scheduling of future JSCD meetings ...
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
Defence and Military Veterans Budget: Committee Report
10 Jul 2019
The Portfolio Committee considered its report on the 2019/20 annual performance plan and budget allocations of the Department of Defence (DOD) and the Department of Military Veterans.
The committee support staff presented the draft report to the Committee and Members focused their comments on the observations and recommendations sections.
Members ...
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 ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee met to elect its Chairperson. Mr V Xaba (ANC) was nominated unopposed as Chairperson of the Committee, he accepted the nomination and declared as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans.
The newly elected Chairperson alerted Committee Members that the Committee was expected to hit ...