Question NW4060 to the President of the Republic
21 December 2023 - NW4060
Marais, Mr S to ask the President of the Republic
(1)In light of the Expert Panel into the July 2021 Civil Unrest’s recommendation of the urgent development of an Integrated National Security Strategy and with reference to his 2022 State of the Nation Address in which he made a call to all South Africans to participate in the development of the Integrated National Security Strategy and pronounced that he intends to approach Parliament’s presiding officers to request that Parliament plays a key role in facilitating inclusive processes of consultation, what is the (a) status and (b) progress of the development of the Integrated National Security Strategy; (2) what (a) public or other consultations have been undertaken in the development of the Strategy and (b) is the envisaged finalisation date for the specified Strategy; (3) (a) when will he engage the presiding officers of the Parliament of RSA for including it in the development of the Strategy and (b) what will be the extent to which he envisages Parliament’s involvement?
Reply:
The development of the draft National Security Strategy is being undertaken by the National Security Council. Once the National Security Council has completed its work and the draft National Security Strategy has been considered by Cabinet, the draft will be made available for consultation and input.