ANNUAL REPORT OF THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE

 

JANUARY – DECEMBER 2005

 

 

1.                   Name of the Committee: Joint Standing Committee on Defence

 

 

Chairperson: Mr S D Montsitsi

 

Committee Secretary: Mr Johnny Ramrock

 

 

2.                   Vision and mission of the Committee

Vision:

 

To be a Parliamentary Committee with a high level of expertise, dedication and resources to effectively oversee the Department of Defence that should have the appropriate level of capacity, morale and state of readiness to defend and protect South Africa’s territorial integrity and its people in accordance with the Constitution.        

 

MISSION:

 

To ensure that the Department of Defence provides, manages, prepares and employs defence capabilities commensurate with the needs of SA, as regulated by legislation and parliamentary and executive direction.

 

 

3.                   List of public entities over which the Committee exercise oversight

 

a.                                           Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor)

b.                                           National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC)

 

 

4.                   Number of meetings held and those cancelled:

      The Committee had two (2) meetings

 

5.                   Legislation referred to the committee (Finalised and not finalised): None

 

6.                   Papers referred to the Committee:

 

*Letters from the President on the Employment of the SANDF to areas outside the borders of the country.

             

 

Referral dates

Consideration date

ATC date

Debate in House

03 Nov 2004

16 Nov 2005

16/11/05

 

27 Jan 2005

16 Nov 2005

16/11/05

 

03 Feb 2005

16 Nov 2005

16/11/05

 

03 Feb 2005

16 Nov 2005

16/11/05

 

10 June 2005

16 Nov 2005

16/11/05

 

04 Aug 2005

16 Nov 2005

16/1105

 

05 Oct 2005

16 Nov 2005

16/11/05

 

 

 

 

7.                   Oversight (Local) visits:

None

 

8.                   International Visits:

None

 

9.                   Budget Vote

 

·                                                                           N/A to Committee.

 

10.                Annual reports of the Executive (30 September)

 

·                                                                           Committee constituted on 21 October 2005

 

11.               Other committee activities (briefings on other issues, workshops, conferences)

 

·                                                                           None            

 

12.               Budget of the committee

 

·                                                                           No budget yet.                       

 

      14.  OUTSTANDING MATTERS:

                 

             None

 

15.    Attach the following documents

 

i.            Master attendance list

ii.            Copies of minutes of all meetings

 

NB. Please note that the Committee was only constituted near to the end of 2005 (21 October 2005) hence the few activities for the period (Jan – Dec 2005) of the report.

 

16.               SUPPORT STAFF

 

Committee Secretary:  Mr. Johnny Ramrock

 

Control Committee Secretary: Mr. Ben Kali         

 

Committee Assistant: Mr. E T Lourens               

 

Secretary to Chairperson: Ms N Lwana 

 

 

 

 

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CONTROL COMMITTEE SECRETARY          DATE:      DATE

 

 

 

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COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON                        DATE:                                                                                           DATE

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX II

 

 

REPORTS TABLED:

 

Report on Letters from the President on Employment of SANDF

To inform the NA and the NCOP

ATC – 16/11/05