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:
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
Africas territorial integrity and its people in accordance with the
Constitution.
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. 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 |
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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) |
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Discussion and Adoption of:
·
3rd Term Committee Programme
·
Report on Letters from President on deployment of
SANDF to DRC.
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Briefing by the Reserve Force Council on the
mandate and functions of the RFC.
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Discussion and adoption of:
·
4th Term Committee Programme
·
Report on Letter from President on SANDF
deployment to
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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
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19 May 2006 |
24 May 2006 |
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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 |
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Mr
S D Montsitsi Mr
M A Mzizi Ms
M D Nxumalo Mr
J Schippers Mr
J Ramrock |
26 November |
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R454, 812 |
6. INVITATION OF CHAIRPERSON OR DELEGATION
OF THE COMMITTEE
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16 May
2006 invitation to Committee
by DENEL to dinner
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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 |
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Activity |
Costs |
Balance as at |
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R 200.000.00 |
Catering at meetings |
R3, 315.36 |
R 196,074 |
11. APPROVED
SPONSORSHIPS TO COMMITTEE OR INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
TITLE OF REPORT |
DATE ADOPTED
BY COMMITTEE
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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 |
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Letter
from President on SANDF deployment to |
03
Nov2006 |
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SUPPORT STAFF:
Committee Secretary: Johnny Ramrock
Control Committee Secretary: Nomvula Giba
Committee Assistant:
Secretary to Chairperson: Ms N Lwana
COMMITTEE SECRETARY:
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CONTROL COMMITTEE
SECRETARY:
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CHAIRPERSON:
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