NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 754
Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military
Veterans
(1) How many (a) members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) were
killed during peace-keeping operations (i) in (aa) 2005, (bb) 2006,
(cc) 2007, (dd) 2008, (ee) 2009 and (ff) 2010 and (ii) during the
period 1 January 2011 up to the latest specified date for which
information is available and (b) of these deaths in each specified
period were caused by (i) foreign or (ii) friendly forces;
(2) (a) how many members of the SANDF were killed (i) in (aa) 2005, (bb)
2006, (cc) 2007, (dd) 2008, (ee) 2009 and (ff) 2010 and (ii) during
the period 1 January 2011 up to the latest specified date for which
information is available, in South Africa during (aa) training and
(bb) exercises and (b) what was the reason for each specified death;
(3) whether a board of enquiry was instituted into each specified death
during such training and exercises; if not, why not; if so, what were
the findings, in each case;
(4) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
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REPLY:
1) (a)(i)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd)(ee)(ff)(ii)
(b) (i)(ii)
|YEAR |TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS |FOREIGN FORCES |FRIENDLY FORCES |
| | | | |
|2005 |01 |00 |01 |
|2006 |00 |00 |00 |
|2007 |01 |00 |01 |
|2008 |01 |01 |00 |
|2009 |00 |00 |00 |
|2010 |00 |00 |00 |
|01/01/11-|00 |00 |00 |
|15/03/11 | | | |
2) (a)(i)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd)(ee)(ff)(ii)(aa)(bb)
(b)
|YEAR |SERVICE |NUMBER |TRAINING |EXERCISE |
| | | |Reason for death |Findings of BOI |Reason for death |Findings of BOI |
|2005 |SAAF |1 |Flying accident |Controlled | |
| | |(BOI | |flight, flying | |
| | |convened) | |into fixed | |
| | | | |terrain. (Pilot | |
| | | | |error) | |
|2006 |ARMY |1 |Machine gun |Negligence | |
| | |(BOI |accident | | |
| | |convened) | | | |
|2007 |ARMY |11 | |2 x members â SAMIL |In process |
| | |(BOI | |accident | |
| | |convened) | | | |
| | | | |9 x members â 35mm Anti |Due to the |
| | | | |aircraft gun accident |sensitivity of the|
| | | | | |incident, C Army |
| | | | | |will personally |
| | | | | |brief the MOD&MV |
| | | | | |on the findings if|
| | | | | |required |
|2008 |ARMY |1 |Motor vehicle |In process | |
| | |(BOI |accident | | |
| | |convened) | | | |
|2009 |ARMY |4 |2 x members |In process |1 x member drowned |In process |
| | |(BOI |parachute training | | | |
| | |convened) |accident | | | |
| | | |1 x member shooting|In process | |
| | | |accident | | |
| |SAAF |1 | |Flying accident |Controlled flight,|
| | |(BOI | | |flying into fixed |
| | |convened) | | |terrain. (Pilot |
| | | | | |error) |
|2010 |ARMY |1 |Member run over in |In process | |
| | |(BOI |unit lines | | |
| | |convened) | | | |
|2011 |ARMY |1 | |Parachute accident |In process |
| | |(BOI | | | |
| | |convened) | | | |
TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS KILLED: 21
NUMBER OF MEMBERS KILLED DURING TRAINING: 7
NUMBER OF MEMBERS KILLED DURING EXERCISES: 14
(3) Yes, the findings are provided in a Reply to part 2 of this question
(4) Not at this stage
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SANDF MEMBERS WHO WERE KILLED DURING TRAINING AND EXERCISES