By what date will vacant posts (a) in the board of Armscor and (b) of senior positions in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans be filled?
a) The ARMSCOR Board of Directors currently has three (3) vacant positions. The Ministry and ARMSCOR intend to ·fill these vacant positions as soon as possible, but no later than the conclusion of the first quarter of the current fiscal year, which begins on April 1, 2023.
b) Following the completion and upgrading of the job profiles, the senior vacant positions in the Department ...
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Whether negotiations and terms of the contract between her department and the Central Energy Fund to supply the SA National Defence Force with fuel in order to get its aircraft off the ground have been concluded, which were estimated to be finalised by 31 October 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the agreement?
The DOD has a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Central Energy Fund (CEF) which was signed by the Sec Def (Accounting Officer) as the Head of the Department in 2019.
The DOD is in the process of concluding a new Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Petro SA, which is a subsidiary of CEF, for the supply and delivery of fuel.
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What (a) progress has she made in implementing the resolution to relocate Denel from the Department of Public Enterprises to the Department of Defence and (b) are the timelines in this regard?
a) The relocation of Denel, the state-owned armaments manufacturing institution, necessitates the participation of the entire government, especially the Department of Public Enterprises, under which it falls, as well as National Treasury. The Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans cannot execute this process on their own; they must also be satisfied that there is due diligence prior to relocation. There will also be legal ...
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(1) Whether, with regard to reports of trespassing and poaching on SA National Defence Force (SANDF) occupied land in Makhanda, which led to her department registering a project to construct perimeter fencing around the training area, the specified fence has been erected; if not, why not.(2) If so, whether the perimeter fencing resulted in reduced reports of trespassing; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details.(3) Whether the SANDF is involved in any collaborative anti-poaching efforts in the area with other departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. The Chief of Logistics registered and approved the project to build a perimeter fence around the training area because it falls under his responsibility, but it was unable to be executed due to lack of funding.
2. The project will be carried out depending on the availability of funds after it was unable to be executed owing to financial restrictions.
3. The SANDF ...
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(1) With reference to her reply to question 662 on 27 October 2022, what are the reasons that she stated that there were no losses incurred while both the Auditor General of South Africa and her department reported the amount paid for purchasing Heberon lnterferon-Alpha-28 is now irregular and will probably be a loss;
(2) whether she will furnish Mr S J F Marais with the reasons for the apparent misrepresentation of the related facts; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether she will authorise that the outstanding R33,4 million be subtracted from the Project Thusano payments that the Government makes to the Cuban government; if not, why not; if so, (a) how, (b) on what date will the payment be recovered from the Cuban government and (c) what are the further, relevant details?
1) The arrangement to get the medication from Cuba came into being when the country was faced with a crisis of COVID 19 and the whole country was in a state of disaster. The AGSA's findings indicated that the Department of Defence (DOD) did not follow procurement processes. The DOD then recorded the Rm33.4 as irregular expenditure due to AGSA's findings. The return of ...
(a) By what date will military veterans be provided with answers on the release of their special pensions and (b) What are the further relevant details in this regard?
As a result of the process and procedure that must be followed and finished before the final regulation can come into effect, the Department of Military Veterans is working tirelessly to ensure that the military veterans pensions benefit can be paid out, but there is no precise date as to when the military veterans' pension will be paid until all due processes are completed.
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(1) What total number of members of the (a) SA National Defence Force, especially (i) senior and (ii) general staff officers and (b) Department of Defence, especially those from higher post levels, who were on suspension at home as at 31 December 2022, are receiving their normal full monthly remuneration;
(2) What are the relevant details of (a) their names with rank and/or civilian position, (b) the unit and/or place of work at the time of their suspension, (c) the period for which they have been suspended, (d) how long ago the specified persons have been suspended and (e) the reason and/or charges for their suspension in each case?
With reference to the members of the (a) SA National Defence Force, especially (i) senior and (ii) general staff officers and (b) Department of Defence, especially those from higher post levels, who are on suspension at home while receiving their normal full monthly remuneration, (i) what are the reasons that they have not been charged, (ii) by what date(s) will they be charged and/or returned to the place of work to resume the work they have been employed for and (iii) what are the reasons that suspension charges have been withdrawn against certain persons?
(1) With reference to her reply to question 821 on 22 April 2022, regarding the men and women in the Reserve Force and the Military Veterans who honoured the Presidential call to report for work at Umzimvubu Military Base to assist during the July 2021 riots in KwaZulu-Natal, wherein it is stated that the South African Army has started investigating the matter to resolve the situation, and that a Board of inuiry has been instituted and as soon as it is concluded the outcome will be provided to the Minister for further actions, and in view of the specified men and women have been waiting for their payment for more than a year, some of whom have passed on, on what date (a) was the specified investigation institute and (b) is the finalization of the investigation envisaged?
(1) Whether, with reference to her reply to question 936 on 18 March 2022, the Inspector-General of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has completed the investigation referred to in her reply; if not, why not; if so, what steps have been taken to account for the money spent on SANDF and/or government property;
(2) What are the requirements and regulations of the Public Fiance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 (PFMA), the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and the National Treasury with regard to the use of non-public funds;
(3) whether all the requirements and regulations of the (a) Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 (PFMA), (b) the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and (c) the National Treasury have been complied with; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether any funds from her department’s annual budget are appropriated to any entity, military base, army support base garrison and/or beneficiary to commercialise military units and/or bases; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how are the appropriated public funds accounted for and reported to (i) the AGSA, (ii) National Treasury and (iii) Parliament and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?
