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Defence
Status of SANDF morale; Biennial Military Skills Development System Programme; Rejuvenation of SANDF Reserves; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the Committee) convened virtually for briefings on the status of morale in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as per the Department of Defence (DOD) morale survey, and general matters affecting morale in the Defence Force. Additionally, the Committee was briefed on ...
Defence and Military Veterans
AGSA briefing; Implementation of DMV Audit Action Plans; with Minister
8 Mar 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence was joined by the South African National Defence Force (SANF) and Armscor, the Department of Defence, the Chief Reserves Division, and Deputy Minister of Defence Thabang Makwetla. Armscor highlighted funding and the lack of proactive procurement as the issue facing the entity’ ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Implementation of Mobility Exit Mechanism & Employee Initiated Severance Package; Armscor 2023/24 order book; with Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2023
Defence
SANDF Force Employment Briefing; Deployment of SANDF to Eskom power stations; with Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2023
In a meeting of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, the Committee received an update on the ad hoc deployments and their impact on South African Defence Force (SANDF) funding. The Committee resolved that it would engage National Treasury on the possibility of an “up-front” allocation as a contingency ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DMV Q2 & 3 2022/23 Performance; Feedback on 2022 BRRR Recommendations
22 Feb 2023
Defence and Military Veterans
DOD Q2 & 3 2022/23 Performance; Feedback on 2022 BRRR Recommendations; with Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2023
Defence and Military Veterans
DMV HR plan; Military Veterans Advisory Council & Military Veterans Appeals Board on mandate, achievements and challenges; with Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee held a virtual meeting to receive briefings from the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on its human resources plan, and from the Military Veterans Advisory Council and the Military Veterans Appeals Board on their mandate, achievements and challenges.
The Advisory Council outlined their purpose, mandate and ...
Defence
National Conventional Arms Control Committee Third Quarter Report
24 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence received a briefing from the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) on its third quarter report, including a breakdown of imports by the public and private sectors.
The Committee learnt that the NCACC framework was grounded in domestic law, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Devolution of DPWI functions to the Defence Works Formation; with Deputy Minister
16 Nov 2022
The Department of Defence (DOD) briefed the Committee on the medium-term plans to devolve some functions of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) to the DOD. The Committee was told that the DOD had taken over the payment of the municipal services portfolio from the DPWI in ...