ANNUAL REPORT

JANUARY – NOVEMBER

JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE

 

 

Name of Committee:                                                    Joint Standing Committee on Defence

Chairperson:                                                                Mr Dan Montsitsi

Committee Secretary:                                                  Mr Johnny Ramrock

Mandate 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.

 

Department(s) Reporting to the Committee:               

 

The Department of Defence

 

Entities which the Committee exercise oversight:

    1. Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor)
    2. National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC)

                                                                       

 

1.         MEETINGS: 8

 

Date of meeting

Agenda

04 May 2006

Meeting with visiting French Senators responsible for Foreign Affairs and Defence

19 May 2006

 Discussions and adoption of:

-Committee Programme

-Committee annual report    

-Report on letter from President on deployment of SANDF to Union of Comores

 

23 June 2006

Address by : Ambassador L Swing, Special Rep of the UN, and Head of MONUC: the political/military situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)  

24 Aug 2006

Discussion and Adoption of:

·         3rd Term Committee  Programme

·         Report on Letters from President on deployment of SANDF to DRC.

 

08 Sept 2006

Briefing by the Reserve Force Council on the mandate and functions of the RFC.

03 Nov 2006

Discussion and adoption of:

·         4th Term Committee Programme

·         Report on Letter from President on SANDF deployment to Lesotho.

 

 

 

 

 

2.         CANCELLED MEETINGS: 2

 

3.         LEGISLATION PASSED/CONSIDERED BY COMMITTEES (FINALISED & NOT FINALISED)

 

      The Committee has no Legislation before it.

 

 

4.         PAPERS (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, PROTOCOLS, REPORTS 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                      

18 April 2006

19 May 2006

24 May 2006

 

10 July 2006

24 Aug 2006

6 Sept 2006

 

06 Sept 2006

03 Nov 2006

13 Nov 2006

 

 

 

 

5.         OVERSIGHT VISITS/STUDY TOURS UNDERTAKEN (National & International)

 

PURPOSE OF VISIT

COUNTRIES/PROVINCES

DELEGATION AND STAFF

DATE

DATE REPORT ADOPTED BY COMMITTEE

REPORT ATC

 

DATE ADOPTED BY HOUSE

COSTS

To investigate how Algeria is able to assist and alleviate the plights of their military veterans.

 

 

Algeria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr S D Montsitsi

Mr M A Mzizi

Ms M D Nxumalo

Mr J Schippers

Mr J Ramrock

 

 

26 November – 1 December 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R454, 812

 

 

6.         INVITATION OF CHAIRPERSON OR DELEGATION OF THE COMMITTEE

 

·         29 March 2006        – invitation to Committee by Minister of Defence to sail on new corvette

·         31 March 2006        - invitation to Committee by Minister of Defence to address SANDF College

·         16 May 2006           – invitation to Committee by DENEL to dinner

·         7 September 2006   - invitation to Committee by the Reserve Force Council to cocktail function

·         20 September 2006 – invitation to Committee by Minister of Defence to opening of Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition.

·         20 September 2006 – invitation to Committee by DENEL to AAD2006.

·         22 September 2006 – invitation to Chairperson and two (2) Member delegation by DENEL to luncheon

·         24 September 2006 – invitation to Committee by SA Cape Corps Regimental Association to wreath lay function

·         26 September 2006 – invitation to Chairperson by SA National Defence College to address senior managers.

 

7.         CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET VOTES & STRATEGIC PLANS

 

            N/A

 

8.         ANNUAL REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENTS AND ENTITIES REFERRED TO COMMITTEES

           

           N/A

 

9.         WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

           

          None

 

 

10.        COMMITTEE BUDGETS ALLOCATIONS FOR 2006/07

 

ALLOCATED BUDGET

EXPENDITURE AS AT 23 JUNE 2006

Activity

Costs

Balance as at 25 October 2006

R 200.000.00

Catering at meetings

R3, 315.36

R 196,074

 

 

11.        APPROVED SPONSORSHIPS TO COMMITTEE OR INDIVIDUAL MEMBER

 

            None

 

12.        PUBLISHED COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

TITLE OF REPORT

DATE ADOPTED BY COMMITTEE

ATC DATE

Letter from President on SANDF deployment to the Union of Comoros

19 May 2006

24 May 2006

Letter from President on SANDF deployment to the DRC

24 Aug 2006

6 Sept 2006

Letter from President on SANDF deployment to Lesotho

03 Nov2006

13 Nov 2006

 

 

SUPPORT STAFF:

 

Committee Secretary:                                    Johnny Ramrock

 

Control Committee Secretary:             Nomvula Giba

 

Committee Assistant:                          

 

Secretary to Chairperson:                                Ms N Lwana

 

 

COMMITTEE SECRETARY:……………………………………………                                    DATE:…………………………………….

 

CONTROL COMMITTEE SECRETARY:…………………………….                                      DATE:……………………………………

 

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON:……………………………………….                                      DATE:…………………………………..