Questions and Replies

Reply:

a) was the military formation of each military veteran,

 

b) The reporting format does not drill to a level of town. The process is underway to review the format in order to add other fields.

 

c) is the name of each service provider who provided counselling in each (i) town and (ii) province

• In 2016/17 financial year, Military Veterans and their dependents received treatment at the South African Military Health Service Areas and within the Department of Military Veterans.

d) is the accreditation status of each service provider

• The South African Military Health Services are accredited under the current Laws and Legislation.

e) what is the total number of service providers that are from the private sector

• All Military Veterans were referred to the SAMHS areas and service points.

f) are the broad categories of counselling that were provided

Reply:

The total value of contracts from the 2017/18 DOD and SANDF budget that Armscor has placed, amounts to R10 241 708 505.Orders to the value of R8 488 376 899 were placed on local Industry. This includes an amount of R27 563 605 for the Simon’s Town Dockyard and an amount of R4 707 818 586 that is contracted to Denel.

Reply:

The optimal functioning of the (a) intensive care unit and (b) operational theatres at 1 Military Hospital has been compromised by the delayed refurbishment project. The intensive care unit at I Military Hospital is also not yet operational. The intensive care unit and operational theatres at 2 Military Hospital are operational as the refurbishment project of 2 Military Hospital has been finalised.

Reply:

1. The SAAF has 16 aircraft in service of which each aircraft can have one or more support contracts depending on SAAF capability, support concept and funding source. There are contracts for aircraft support, engine support, avionic suite support, material supply, ground equipment support, training equipment support, infrastructure support, etc. At present the department has maintenance contracts in place for 12 aircraft.

2. (aaa) No contracts expired and were not advertised in the 2015/16 year.

(bbb) one maintenance contract expired during the 2016/17 financial year.

(bb) 4 maintenance contracts expired since 1 April 2017 and which were not re-advertised

(b) Armscor can only advertise tenders for new contracts when it receives a valid instruction from the DOD. No valid instruction for the advertisement of these 5 aircraft are currently in the possession of Armscor.

(c) The aircraft for which the maintenance contracts have expired since 1 April 2017 and for which the contracts have not been advertised are the following :

- Cessna Citation

- Beechcraft King Air

- Cessna Caravan

- Boeing Business Jet

- Dassault Falcon 50 and Falcon 100

3. Armscor will only re-advertise contracts that will be expiring in the 2017/18 financial year once it is in receipt of valid instructions from the DOD. To date, Armscor has not received any new instructions for the advertisement of maintenance contracts that will be expiring.

Currently the SAAF is undertaking a review of its internal capabilities where an audit of Air Servicing Units (ASU) and squadrons is undertaken to determine what work can be outsourced and can be performed in-house by the SAAF.

At the request of the SAAF, Armscor is also undertaking a review of all SAAF maintenance contracts to ensure that best value for money contracting is undertaken. In this regard, there will be different tenders that are going to be advertised such as ones for material supply, consolidation of different contracts, contracting directly with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) or maintenance and repair organisations (MRO), etc. There will also be new tenders that will be advertised that will ensure that the SAAF internal capabilities are enhanced.

Reply:

NON-CURRENT ASSETS	R'Millions
	Property, plant and equipment	1 463.1
	Investment property	72.9
	Intangible assets	12.8
	Investment in joint venture	3.1
	Financial instruments	131.4
		Government and other bonds	18.4
		Shares - Listed	55.6
		Deposits at banking institutions	39.2
		International investments	18.2
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	1 683.3
CURRENT ASSETS
AGING	0 - 3 months	3 - 6 months	6 - 12 months	Beyond 12 months
	Assets held for sale	0.4	-	-	-
	Inventories	29.6	-	-	-
	Trade and other receivables	123.4	19.0	20.3	-
	Cash and short term deposits	764.9	-	-	-
	Taxation	26.0	-	-	-
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	944.3	19.0	20.3	-

Reply:

Business Name	Initials & Surname	Former Force (a)	Advise/Support (b)
African Pride Supply & Projects (Pty) Ltd	SE Gumede	APLA	Wrote support letter to access land and livestock from Dept of Rural Development.
Labmab (Pty) Ltd	KA Mabule	SADF	Letter to confirm that the company is owned by a Military Veteran
Lindelani Unlimited Marketing	PMV Makhanya	MK	Letter to submit with a tender document for petrol and diesel supply.
Trans-Sector Learning	ML Ntlabathi	APLA	Letter to confirm that the company is owned by a Military Veteran
MBD Construction & Civil Works cc	HB Khumalo	MK	Support letter subcontracting work for Basil Reed
Mosemelelo trading & Projects	BM Mosoeu	MK	Letter to access land from Rural Development
Amulike farming & Marketing	SE Zulu	MK	Wrote support letter to access land from Rural Development.
Lamarutla Trading & Projects	LJ Lepulane	MK	Needed a support letter to access Nguni cattle from Rural Development
MKMV Mamelodi branch holdings	PA Khalo	MK	Letter to submit with a Security tender
Duvalia’s General Trading	KS Mbemba	MK	Support letter for poultry equipment to Rural Development
Mophetebility Accommodation	JM Mpete	MK	Needed a support letter to access market.
Maoka Transport cc	WK Maoka	SADF	Request for pig feed at Chris Hani Municipality, Rural Development Animal production section.
Mosemelelo Trading & Projects	BM Mosoeu	MK	To confirm that he is a MV to the Rural development to acquire land and other resources.
Goodhope Creations	RJ Mabote	SADF	Letter to confirm that he is a Military Veterans to submit with tender documents
Okas’ Transport	W Moaka	SADF	Request to buy pigs and stock feed for pigs
Taruni Trading (Pty) Ltd	AS Somdaka	TDF	Request for land at Rural Development
Dumazi Project & plant hire (Pty) Ltd	JE Ngobeni	SADF	Confirmation that the company is owned by a Military Veteran.
MKMVA Holdings	SE Masilela	MK	Letter for a tender at the Dept of Social Development
Value Chain Innovation	V Thabethe	MK	Needed a letter of support for confirmation of being a Military Veteran for tenders with Government Departments and the Road Traffic Management Corporation
Amazing Wining Trading and Projects	HIM Ngubane	MK	Needed a letter of support for confirmation of being a Military Veteran.

(c) Letters are issued in-house

(d) No financial implications

 

Reply:

(a) The Surgeon General has conducted several oversight visits to 1 Military Hospital since his appointment as Surgeon General on 1 April 2013. The Chief Directors and Directors execute instructions to conduct staff visits to all three the military hospitals with the aim to perform evaluation and monitoring within the respective statutory and functional environments.

(b) The feedback of the staff visits are discussed at the Chief Director Military Health Force Preparation forum during which consequential measures are discussed to address the various challenges and concerns within the resources of the SAMHS. Critical issues are furthermore discussed at the SAMHS Command Council and challenges that cannot be resolved at the level of the Surgeon General and the SAMHS as a result of the impact of strategic risks such as budgetary constraints. The strategic risks are reported to higher headquarters through formalised processes and forums.

The challenges and concerns that are referred to in Question 3393 are mostly issues that are registered by the SAMHS as strategic risks. The chronic underfunding of the Defence function in general impacts on the capacity of the SAHMS to mitigate some of the risks.

The likelihood and impact of the risks such as low stock levels and obsolete and outdated equipment and technology increase year-on-year in the absence of resources. The Surgeon General and the SAMHS address these challenges and concerns within the resource limitations. The implications of budgetary constraints, however, leads to challenges such as mentioned in the questions of the National Assembly. Furthermore the SAMHS competes with the open labour market for scarce human resources such as medical officers and specialists.

(c) The response to the question of remedial steps are as follows:

(i) Procurement delays. Procurement delays have been addressed by the Surgeon General through the restructuring of the SAMHS Procurement Unit. The reality of insufficient funding, however, impacts on the ability of the SAMHS to procure sufficient medical stock (pharmaceuticals and medical consumables).

(ii) Refurbishment project delays. The SAMHS is in a difficult position as a result of the failure by third parties to fully complete the upgrading of especially 1 Military Hospital into a composite facility. Contractors are largely limited in their scope of work due to financial constraints. Preventative measures are instituted within the limited financial resources to avoid further deterioration. On 18 January 2013 the National Department of Public Works appointed consultants for upgrading and refurbishment of the 1st floor of 1 Military Hospital. The SG was not satisfied with the progress and elevated his concerns to the Ministerial level.

The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans took a decision that the Defence Works Formation must take over the project. However, the function of day-to-day maintenance of the hospital remained with the National Department of Public Works.

The Logistics Division, Defence Works Formation, has been appointed as the responsibility owner of the refurbishment of 1 Military Hospital. An Infrastructure Subcommittee was established to address the refurbishment of 1 Military Hospital. Project plans have been compiled in collaboration with external service providers.

(iii) Transport. Transportation in terms of ambulances for medical evacuations and patient transportation requires huge capital injections. The Surgeon General has attended to this capability within the means of the SAMHS operating financial resources and a less than 1% capital budget.

(iv) Medical Stock. Pharmaceuticals and medical consumables are high cost drivers that are directly linked to the financial resources or the allocated budget of the SAMHS. SAMHS reprioritise its annual allocated budget to make provision for medical stock within the limitations of an ineffective baseline allocation. In the instance where financial resources are depleted the Chief Financial Officer is approached for additional funds.

(v) Security. Security is also a challenge or concern that requires financial resources whether the installation of physical security measures ie cameras and fences or human resources to guard infrastructure. The SAMHS addresses security measures within the allocated resources.

Reply:

  (1)    TRUCK AFRICA is an indigenous RSA IP between CSIR, Armscor and Denel, it is specifically meant to withstand conditions in terrains in which the SANDF conducts operations in the continent.

(2) Commitments to meet capital equipment requirements of the SANDF are part of the DOD Strategic Capital Acquisition Master Plan (SCAMP) which will be adjusted and aligned with the work of the Defence Review Implementation Planning Team (DRIPT).

Reply:

1. Angola.
2. Argentina.
3. Botswana.
4. Brazil.
5. France.
6. Germany.
7. India.
8. Lesotho.
9. Malawi.
10. Namibia.
11. Netherlands.
12. Tanzania.
13. Uruguay.
14. USA.
15. Zimbabwe.

Reply:

(a) internal discussions around the plans for the acquisition of a suitable maritime aircraft is currently taking place within the SANDF.

(b) The Reserve Force Squadron and 35 Squadron roles do differ.

(i) There are no plans to close down 35 Squadron as yet.

(ii& iii) The SAAF is an integral part of the SANDF Maritime Security from an Air Power point of view addressing the full spectrum of the SANDF mandate and obligations.

Reply:

1 and 2:

The Aircraft was not donated but returned back to the Angolans, this is evident in the history of the Aircraft.

All legal requirements were met since all necessary documentation including the necessary authority for the movement of Arms across the boarders was acquired from the Arms Control Board as regulated.

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS

DMV strives to pay suppliers within 30 days. There was no recorded outstanding payment to SMMEs as at 31 October 2017. However, for well established companies, there is still a challenge with processing some of the invoices due to the following challenges at DMV:

• DMV is not yet using LOGIS (Logical Information System)
• Lack of a computerized system leads to lack of proper tracking system
• For travel related invoices, approvers are often out office leading to delays in the approval of invoices for payment (linked to manual approval processes).
• Lack of capacity to manage the volume of invoices related to Travel

As per the tablelink  below (DMV UNPAID INVOICES AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2017), challenging accounts are Vodacom, Travel with Flair and SITA. The challenge is historical backlog, however, the Department is working hard to resolve these.

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW3566DMV_UNPAID.pdf

Furthermore, as at 30 September 2017, DMV account with other Government Departments had an outstanding balance of R60.5m mainly related provisioning of healthcare Support by SAHMS (R50.5m) as well as the provisioning of Housing by Human Settlement (R10m). see link below

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW3566DMV_ACCOUNT.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

1. The response for the Department of Defence is as follow:

 (i) The number of verified and legitimate invoices that are currently (Report date: 8 Nov 2017) in possession and that remain unpaid within the Department of Defence are:

Ser	Category	Nr of Invoices	Rand Value
(aa)	More than 30 Days	30	R1,344,559
(bb)	60 Days	0	R0
(cc)	90 Days	5	R14,683
(dd)	120 Days	11	R17,531
	TOTAL NR OF INVOICES	46	R1,376,773

The main reasons for these invoices not paid relates to the invoices being received late and then the processes to verify the correctness forces the invoices into the category of more than 30 days. Invoices in the categories of 90 to 120 days mostly relates to invoices where the verification process to confirm legitimacy takes longer due to disputes and geographical location of some units. It remains critical that all controls are continuously exercised to ensure that only verified legitimate invoices are paid.

MILITARY OMBUD

The Office of the Military Ombud has one (1) invoice under Item 20, Serial Number 20018925 (Food & Drinks: Office and Meetings) valued at R15,667.80 that has not been paid for more than sixty (60) days.

Reply:

Question 1a.

What Plans does her department have to further decentralise procurement and provide units with self-accounting status:

Response

There are no further plans to further decentralise procurement. Procurement delegations have been devolved to the lowest level (Level 4) in the Department.

Question 1b.

How will financial scrutiny be ensured should this happen?

Response

Financial scrutiny is administered by the finance functionaries (budget managers). Each unit that has a procurement delegation processes their requirements through their duly established financial control committees. Payment is executed at financial management division, any invoices that are inconsistent with the delegation are not processed until the matter has been resolved.

Question 1c.

What will become of the Area Support Bases?

Response

Area Support Bases are part of the procurement delegation regime.

Question 1d.

Will level 4 procurement sections be reviewed and aligned with SA Police Service and decentralised procurement of other government department?

Response

The current DOD procurement delegation regime is in line with reigning legislated procurement prescripts, there is no intent to align it to SAPS or any other department’s procurement delegation regime.

Reply:

Question 1a.

Why were certain contracts extended or modified without the approval of a properly delegated official as stipulated by National treasury Instruction Note 32

Response

In terms of Paragraph 3.3 of the National Treasury Practice Note 5 of 2009/2010 for SITA procurements of goods and services the procurement officer obtained a letter from SITA giving the DOD permission to continue to procure on its own as one of the options. SITA response was deemed sufficient proof that SITA as an organ of the Minister of DPSA is officially delegated to approve such authority. Taking into account the aforementioned, an additional approval was not obtained from the Minister of DPSA nor any other official from DPSA.

Question 1b.

What consequence management was applied in this instance?

Based on the process that was followed and that SITA gave the DOD the option to procure using the DOD procurement process, no DOD member was held liable for the irregular expenditure.

Reply:

Question 1a.

What were goods and services with a transaction value of more than R500 000 procured through an unfair competitive bidding process in contravention of the National Treasury Regulations 16A3.2 (a) and (b):

Response

The goods and services related to this audit finding is the Through Life Capability Management (TLCM) Implementation Project.

Question 1(b)

What consequence management was applied in this instance?

Although the decisions were taken by a project team and bidding committee level, the process advisors should have underscored the ambiguity of section 5 of the SCM Practice Note No 3 of 2003, to inform consultation with National Treasury prior to award. In this regard Director Matériel Governance, Risk and Compliance was held responsible for this irregular expenditure and was given a letter of admonishment because there was no display of malicious intent or intentional deviation from the process.

Reply:

1. Yes the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, Military Ombud entered into a contract with Travel Flair.

CONTRACT DETAILS

S/N	Contract No	Contract Description	Period	End User	Progress	Estimate Paid
	a	b	c	d	e	f
01	CPSC/B/G/454/2011	Provision of Travel Services to the ministry of Defence and Military Veterans	01 April – 31 March 2015	Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans Mr Shibambo from Office of the Minister	Extended to 31 Dec 2017	RM41
02	CPSC/B/PC/055/2014	Provision of travel services to the Military Ombudsman	01 July 2015 extended up 31 December 2017	Military Ombudsman Mr Makgari	Extended up 31 December 2017 period to 14 days	RM7

Reply:

A) During the 2016/17 financial year, 168 houses were built for Military Veterans in the following provinces:

Province	Number of Houses Built
Eastern Cape	6
Free State	5
Gauteng	48
Kwazulu Natal	1
Limpopo	15
Mpumalanga	36
North West	19
Northern Cape	38

b) The beneficiaries of the 168 houses belonged to the following former military formations:

Military Formation	Number of beneficiaries
APLA	22
AZANLA	1
BDF	10
MK	83
SADF	45
SANDF	5
TDF	1
World War 2	1

c) Yes.

d) The Department is constantly investigating

Reply:

(1) (a) Yes

(b) Yes

(i) (aa) Lt Col Hoosein Maal

(bb) Officer in Charge AFB Waterkloof Movement Control Centre

Reply:

(1) (a) Yes

(b) Yes

(2) (a) The RSA05 clearance was issued by Lt Col T.D. Pretorius (Authority Officer Air Force Command Post)

(b) It was done on approval received from Defence Intelligence (who responded to a letter/request from DIRCO stating that this was a diplomatic mission in terms of the State Visits Policy of DIRCO). This approval was signed by Brigadier General M.E. Gcasa on behalf of/as directed by Lieutenant General J.M. Nyembe (Chief Defence Intelligence).

Reply:

Fin Year	Budget for VVIP Charter flights	Expenditure for VVIP Charter flights
2017/18	R 24 992 229.00	R 18 430 452.26
2016/17	R 26 880 267.00	R 61 078 365.26
2015/16	R 22 875 721.00	R 17 775 033.11
	R 74 748 217.00	R 97 283 850.63

2. (a) what is the total number of VIP flights that her department undertook since 1 April 2017 and (b) what was the cost of each flight? NW 3024

REPLY

VVIP flights for 2017/18
Number of Charter flights	Cost per Charter flight
1	R 616 744.00
2	R 1 142 665.14
3	R 908 000.00
4	R 433 516.00
5	R 4 681 500.00
6	R 6 680 000.00
7	R 697 253.70
8	R 755 000.01
9	R 510 000.01
10	R 557 500.00

Reply:

The cost for the charter services to BRICS Summit in China is R 6 680 000.00. Funds for this requirement were out of VVI Unit budget for charter flights.

Reply:

2928 (1) (a) (i) (aa) - 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 - Pistols

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
Z88	9mm	N/A	3
Star	9mm	1	N/A

2928 (1) (a) (i) (aa) - 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 - Revolvers

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
Gun Stone	.38 (private weapon)	N/A	1

2928 (1) (a) (i) (aa) - 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 - Rifles

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
R4	5.6mm	N/A	11

2928 (1) (a) (i) (bb) - 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 - Pistols

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
Uzzi	9mm	N/A	3
FN	40/70mm	N/A	2
CZ 88	9mm	1	N/A
Star	9mm	1	N/A
Z88	9mm	6	3
Pencil Flares	Pencil Flares	N/A	253

2928 (1) (a) (i) (bb) - 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 - Rifles

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
R4	5.65	5	N/A

2928 (1) (a) (ii) 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017 - Pistols

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
Beretta PX4 Storm	9mm	1 (recovered after negligent loss)	N/A
Glock	9mm	1	N/A

2928 (1) (a) (ii) 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017 - Rifles

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
R4	5.65mm	N/A	8
R5	5.65mm	N/A	2

2928 (1) (b) (ii) (aa) - 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 - Ammunition

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
Armscor	40/70mm	N/A	16 rounds
Unknown	19mm	10 rounds	N/A

2928 (1) (b) (ii) - 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 - Ammunition

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
Unknown	5.65mm	N/A	13625 rounds
Exercise Hand grenade’s	Exercise Hand grenade’s	N/A	2 x grenade’s
LMG	7.62MM	N/A	1311 rounds

2928 (1) (b) (ii) - 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017 - Ammunition

Manufacture	Calibre	Number Lost	Number Stolen
a	b	c	d
Unknown	5.65mm	N/A	59 rounds
Unknown	9mm	N/A	15

2928 (2) (a) (b) (i) (ii) (iii)

Prosecution (Not prosecuted why not) 2928 (2) (a)	Disciplinary Action (No disciplinary action why not) 2928 (2) (b)	Action taken against how many members 2928 (2) (b) (i)	Crime 2928 (2) (b) (ii)	Steps Taken 2928 (2) (b) (iii)
a	b	c	d	e
Military Prosecution (1x 9mm pistol) pending for trial	N/A	1 x SANDF member	Theft of Fire-Arm	Trial Pending
Military Prosecution (6x R 4 rifles) pending for trial	N/A	4 x SANDF members	Theft of Fire-Arm	Trial Pending
Civilian Court prosecution (2 x R 4 rifles) pending for trial	N/A	2 x SANDF members	Theft of Fire-Arm	Trial Pending
Civilian Court prosecution (3 x Uzzi’s and 2 x FN) Found guilty and received a suspended sentence	N/A	2 x Civilians	Theft of Fire-Arm	Trail finalised
Military Prosecution (1x 9mm pistol) pending for trial	N/A	1 x SANDF member	Negligent Loss of Fire-arm	Trial Pending
Referred for decision to Military Prosecution for decision to prosecute (1 x 9mm)	N/A	1 x SANDF member	Theft of Fire-Arm	Decision from State Prosecutor pending
Referred for decision to Military Prosecution for decision to prosecute (2 x R4)	N/A	2 x SANDF member	Theft of Fire-Arm	Decision from State Prosecutor pending
Case under investigation (1 x Z88)	N/A	1 x SANDF member (suspect) under investigation	Theft of Fire-Arm	Investigation pending
Case under investigation (7 x R4)	N/A	11 x SANDF members (suspects) under investigation	Theft of Fire-Arm	Investigation pending
Case under investigation (1311 x 7.62 rounds)	N/A	1 x SANDF members (suspect) under investigation	Theft of Fire-Arm	Investigation pending
Military Trial pending Case under investigation (1 x Glock)	N/A	3 x SANDF members charged under investigation	Theft of Fire-Arm	Trial pending
Case referred to trial, case under investigation (1 x R5)	N/A	1 x member charged	Theft of Fire-Arm	Trial pending

3. No

Reply:

(1) Yes the Department gave permission for the removal of a Mig-21 jet fighter from the Air Force Museum. The aircraft was not donated but returned back to its original owners since it belongs to the Angolans.

(a) The Aircraft was not donated but returned back to the Angolans, this is evident in the history of the Aircraft.

(b) Yes all legal requirements were met since all necessary documentation including necessary authority for the movement of Arms across the boarders was acquired from the Arms Control Board as regulated.

(c) There was no need to contact the SA Heritage Resource Agency for equipment that does not belong to the country since the aircraft belongs to the Angolans and was just returned back to its original owners.

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AIRCRAFT

On 14 December 1989 a Mig-21 Bis Fishbed serial number C340 of the Angolan Air Force flown by Lieutenant Domingos José de Almeida Vinez took off from the airfield at Lubango on a routine ferry flight from Lubango to the airfield at Menogue. The aircraft climbed to altitude on a general heading of 90 degrees magnetic.

On a number of occasions, the aircraft entered clouds and upon regaining visual contact with the ground, the Pilot was no longer able to orientate himself as to his position. After a while he elected to divert to Cuito Cuanavale. Continuing on his present course, the aircraft began giving the pilot a low fuel warning at which time, he elected to attempt an emergency landing.

After preparing the aircraft for the forced landing, he selected an open field and executed a near perfect “normal” landing near Otjiwarongo in South West Africa (Namibia) and the aircraft sustained only minor damage. The Mig-21 bis was then taken by the South African government and is presently at the SAAF Museum.

The Apartheid South Africa cannot claim any historical war significance to this Air Craft for the following reason: (1) The Air Craft was not captured during the border War between South Africa and Angola, as this was during the UN resolution 435 of Namibia which was adopted on 01 April 1989, with called for the withdrawal of South African forces from Namibia, the cease fire agreement and the establishment of the UN supervised elections, i.e. United Nations Transitional Assistance Group (UNTAG).

Reply:

 

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & MILITARY VETERANS

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

2930. Dr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:†

(1) With reference to her reply to question 2365 on 28 September 2017, (a) at what bases did each incident of theft and burglary take place and (b) what items were stolen at each specified base in each case;

(2) whether she will make a statement on the matter? NW3247E

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - January 2016 (15 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	SAS Saldanha	Water Pump
1	NB Simon’s Town	Water Pump
1	Naval Mess Pta	TV
2	DOD HQ	2 x Memory Stick, Laptop
2	AFB Waterkloof	4 x computers, Laptops
1	AFB Waterkloof(1 ASU)	Liquor
1	SAMHS HQ	Batteries and Tyres
1	AFB Makhado	Underground Water Pump
1	7 SAI Bn	Rations
1	4 SAI Bn	Rations
1	Regt De La Rey	Truck Batteries
2	AFB Bloemspruit	Rations, Computer

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - February 2016 (7 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Simonsberg	38. Revolver Gun
1	NB Simon’s Town TPT	Fuel
1	Langebaanweg Mil Base	Contract workers stealing State Property
1	SAS Saldanha	Laptop
1	Shamrock Mess	Rations
1	ASB Kimberley	Diesel
1	ASB Polokwane	Fuel

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - March 2016 (21 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	AFB Swartkop	Cell phone
2	MDW 142 SQN	Cables, Cables
1	Medical Depot Karee Base	Compressor
1	4 SAI Bn	24 x corrugated irons
3	Mil Base Potchefstroom	Light Poles and Cables, Fuel of SAMIL, Fuel
1	2 SAI Bn	Fuel
1	EMR HQ	Tool Box
2	ASB Kimberley FASC	2 x Cashier short of cash
1	8 SAI	Cash
1	ASB Durban	Rations
1	Mil Base Wynberg	Tool Box
1	NB Simon’s Town Upperdido T/Park	Multimeter
1	SAS Saldanha	Copper Wire
1	AFB Langebaanweg	Camera, Micro wave
1	Mil Equestrian Club House Langebaanweg	Copper pipes
1	SA War College	Laptop
1	Infantry School	Bicycle

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - April 2016 (13 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Mil Base Wynberg	Notes of evaluation
1	NB Simon’s Town West Yard	Petrol
1	NB Simon’s Town Lower North Battery Centre	Tools
1	ASB BFN De Brug Magazine	Mil vehicle radio
2	NB Durban	Copper Pipes, 7 x Tastic rice
1	NB Durban Jnr NCO Dining Hall	Rations
1	6 SAI Bn	Rations
1	J Tac HQ North West	Rations
2	DHQ	Cartridges, Computers
1	SAMHS Depot	Ammunition
1	NB Simon’s Town Warfare School	Monitor Screen

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - May 2016 (14 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	AFB Snake Valley	Petrol
1	DHQ	3 x Laptops
1	AFB Waterkloof	Computer
1	NB Simon’s Town Mrs Building	2 x Batteries and power cables
1	SAS Saldanha TPT	Laptop
1	3 Mil Hospital Mess	Rations
1	1 Parachute Bn	Camo Uniform and 2 x Hand Grenades
2	School of Armour Tempe	7 x 12 Volts Batteries 2 x 12 volts Batteries
1	Pongola OPSl Base	Rations
1	5 SAI Bn	2 x Radios
2	ASB Potchefstroom	Lawnmowers, Solar Batteries
1	4 Art Regt LWT,	48 x Samil and Ratels Batteries

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - June 2016 (16 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	2 Mil Hospital	CPAP Machine
1	44 Para Regt	Z88 Pistol
1	JHB Military Police	2 x State Laptops
1	ASB Kimberley FASC	Money
1	DHQ	Cartridges
1	AFB Swartkop	2 x Km Data Cables
1	ASB KZN Combined Mess	Rations
1	AFB Waterkloof Ladies Mess	Rations
1	NSD Wingfield Main Store	200 x Copper Bolts
1	5 SAI Bn	1 x Box of R4 rounds
1	6 SAI Bn	Rations
1	AFB Waterkoof SWKP	Copper Cables
1	SA Infantry School	Laptop
1	AFB Overberg	Empty R5 and 9mm Cartridges (5 x 20Lt buckets
1	8 Med Bn	Chigo Air Condition Parts
1	NB Durban Combined Club Bar	Money box with R15 312.00

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - July 2016 (16 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Mil Police School	2 x Firearm Pistols
1	Army College	Computer equipment
1	JSB Garrison TT	12 x State Toners
1	68 Air School Combined Mess	Rations
1	Swartwater Ops Base	Diesel
1	ASB JHB	Rations
1	93 AMMU Camp	Electrical items
1	3 SAI Bn	Cables
1	ASB Bloemfontein	Alcohol
1	AFB Durban 15 SQN	Wight bags
1	5 SAI BN	Rations
1	ASB Port Elizabeth	Laptop
1	6 SAI BN	Rations
1	NB Simons Town	Cash
2	SAS Saldanha	Water Pump, Equipment

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - August 2016 (9 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	44 Para Bn	Tools
1	SAHMS AMHU BFN 93 AMMU Depot Kimberley	Trauma Kit
2	93 AMMU Depot Kimberley	Fencing Wire, Vehicle batteries
1	SA Army CTC	Diesel
1	ASB Polokwane	Fuel
1	SAAF HQ	Laptop
1	5 SAI Bn	Circuit Breaker
1	6 SAI Bn	R4 Rifle

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - September 2016 (11 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	68 Air School	Starter Generator for Air Craft
3	AFB Waterkloof	Rations, Parts of Tractor
2	SAS Saldanha	Club Files, Rations
1	Signal Unit Tempe	3 x Laptops
1	44 Para Regt	Rations
1	AFS Port Elizabeth	Pad Lights
1	C-Club Tempe	Rations
1	Camden Ermelo	3 x R4 Rifles

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - October 2016 (8 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	SAMHS Trg	Typek Boxes
1	Fontana Mil Base	Poles
1	MDW 501 Sqd	Tools
1	AFB Waterkloof	Copper cables
1	ASB BFN	Water Taps
1	1 Para Bn	1 x Samsung TV
1	Infantry School	Batteries
1	4 Arty Regt	Plastic Water Reservoir , 2 x Bonet5 Shox

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - November 2016 (23 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	DOD Log School	Tablet
1	4 Special Forces Regt	2 GB Ram
1	ASB Tempe C-Club	Rations
1	ASB Potchefstroom	Copper Pipes
1	5 Special Forces Regt	Ammunition
1	DHQ	17 x Cartridges
1	Mobile Deployment Wing Transito	Laptop
1	Swartkop West Museum	Tools, DB Box
1	ASB JHB Technical Store	2 x Batteries
1	NB Simon’s Town Middle North Battery Canon	Rations
1	AFB Wynberg Disposal Section	4 x Dixon Power Aircraft batteries
2	De Brug Training Area Shooting Range	4 x Bogey Tank wheels, R4 Rifle cartridges
1	1 Tank Regt	R4 Rifle Cartridge
1	Defence Prov Office EC	1 x GPS
1	PAG Combat Centre Eastern Cape	Battery
1	AFS Port Elizabeth	Tools
1	10 AA Regt	Rations
1	General Piet Joubert Shooting Range	Corrugated Iron sheets, Y-Skudards Feru pools
1	MDW	Electrical cables
1	Gen De Wet Shooting range	Empty R4 Rifle Cartridge
1	1 SAI Bn	Empty Cartridge
1	35 Wakey St Orangesig BFN	Possession of empty LMG Cartridge

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - December 2016 (18 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	AFB Ysterplaat 2 ASU Lecture Room	Computer, keyboard
2	9 SAI Bn	Rations
1	North West Signal Unit Store	Gardening Tools
1	ASB Kimberley	Rations
4	ASB Tempe	R4 empty cartridges, Computer
1	J TAC HQ Eastern Cape	Hardrive
2	14 SAI Bn	Rations
1	SA Army College	Army tent
2	AFB Waterkloof	Computer Screen, Computer Set
1	AFB Waterkloof ECC Office	Computer
1	AFB Waterkloof Ladies Mess	Rations
1	AFB Waterkloof 5 ASU	Laptop

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - January 2017 (15 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	ASB Potchefstroom 17 Maintenance Unit	Computer
1	ASB Potchefstroom	2 x 25L Diesel
1	Mil Police Bloemfontein	Canvas
2	Tempe Mil Base Gate	Rations
1	NB Simon’s Town Silvermine	Communication Cables, Antennas
1	Tempe Mil Base CHA Centre	Computer Equipment
1	80 NB Durban	Microwave
1	AFB Swartkop 17 SQN	TV
1	AFB Waterkloof NCO's Mess	Rations
1	TRG Command Casteel Park	6 x Computer Equipment
1	Thaba Tshwane Res Area	Cables, switches
1	JSB Garrison SSS	R4 Rifles, Calibers
1	JSB Wonderboom LWT	7 x Batteries
1	Army HQ	Laptop, Tablet

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - February 2017 (15 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Mil Base Wynberg	Rations
2	DOD MOB Centre	Electric Cables, Weed eater
1	1 SSB Tempe	Inner part of computer
1	18 DSU SAAF Durban	34 x Matrasses
2	6 SAI Bn	Rations
1	14 SAI Bn Troops Mess	Rations
1	ASB Potchefstroom	Battery Cables
1	ASB JHB TPT Hanger	6 x Truck batteries
1	DOD Log Support Formation	S&T Money
1	AFB Waterkloof NCO's Mess Lounge	TV, Towels
1	7 Maintenance Unit	Hardive
1	NSD Wingfield	Copper
1	SAS Saldanha	100m Silver Diamond Wire, 10 x poles

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - March 2017 (18 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
2	ASB Potchefstroom	Geyser Cable, 100m Cable
1	SA Army CTC Fuel Balk Point	Fuel
1	Ladybrand OPS Base	Rations
1	ASB Port Elizabeth	Rations
1	Wingfield,	Rations
1	Castle of Good Hope	Flood Lights
1	7 Maintenance Unit	Laptop
2	AFB Hoedspruit	Fuel
1	7 SAI Bn	Cell phone
1	43 Brigade Stores	Batteries
1	21 SQN AFB Waterkloof	Computer Equipment
1	AFB Swartkop	Power Cables
1	501 SQN MDW	TV
1	Zonstraal OPSl Base	Dosing Unit Machine
1	J TAC North West	Goodwill Bags
1	7 SAI Bn	12 x Volts Batteries Sedan

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - April 2017 (8 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Defence Inspector Division, Wynberg	3m Copper cables
1	AFB Bredasdorp	Drain unblock aged
1	AFS Durban	Rations
1	Gopane OPS Base	Hand radio
1	Potchefstroom MP Office	Firearm
1	SAMHS HQ	Uniform voucher
1	AFB Hoedspruit	Speakers of Mil vehicle
1	A-Mess	Doors, Copper Pipes, Tools

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - May 2017 (16 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	8 Med Bn	8 x Batteries
1	AFB Hoedspruit	Laptop
1	3 Parachute Bn	2 x SAMIL Batteries
1	ASB Tempe SSSC	Diesel
1	1 SAI Bn	Accommodation Money
1	ASB Kroonstad	Rations
1	ASB Polokwane Res Areas	Copper Wire
1	DOD HQ	20 x Cartridges
2	4 SAI BN	1 x Truck Battery, 2 x 24 Volt Truck Batteries
1	ASB Tempe C-Club Mess	Rations
1	4 SFR Regt Langebaan	Painting
1	SAS Saldanha	Cables
1	NB Simon’s Town	Fuel
1	SAS Umzimkulu SHED	2 x Bellows Part of engine
1	NB Simon’s Town Simonsberg Diving School	Twin Gas Cylinders

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - June 2017 (12 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	J OPS HQ	8 x 20 L Diesel
1	Fontana Mil Base Murray Hill	Batteries
2	DHQ	Computer Set, Laptop
1	121 SAI Bn	Fuel
1	44 Para Regt	4 x Samil Batteries
1	Army HQ	Computer Set
2	AFB Hoedspruit	Money R1300.00 must pay back at member, Chainsaw
1	AFB Ysterplaat	Projector
1	NB Simon’s Town Hugo Bierman Gallery	Rations
1	NB Simon’s Town SANAD Redhill	Pistol

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Theft of State Property - July 2017 (19 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	9 SAI Bn	Diesel
1	ASB Western Cape	Rations
1	NB Simons town Guard Post Antenna Farm	Rifles
1	ASB Tempe Combined Mess	Rations
1	44 Para Regt	Welding Machine
2	DBN Naval Base	Microwave, Water Pump
1	ASB Durban Bluff	Mil vehicle Speakers
1	Log Div HQ	Laptop
1	Mil Sport Club TT	Electric Ballistic Boxes
1	Gerbera Officers Mess	S/Cell phone
2	Mobile deployment Wing	Laptop, Tools
3	DHQ	Computer Equipment, Laptop, Laptops
1	AFB Swartkop West	Copper Wire
1	Tempe Golf Club Store	Batteries
1	1 SAI Bn	Oil Heater

BREAK-INS

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - January 2016 (8 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	SAFI Wynberg Base	Liquor
1	ASB Wynberg	Air Ventilation
1	SAS Saldanha	Water Pipes
2	Mil Base Wynberg	Tyres , Computers and Electronic equipment
1	NB Simon’s Town	Toaster
1	SANDF Bowling Club	Lawnmower
1	Waterkloof MDW SQN	Cables

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - February 2016 (9 Cases)

2365 (1) (a) (aa) Number of Cases	2365 (1) (a) (bb) Military Base	2365 (2) What was stolen
1	AFB Ysterplaat	Inspection Panel
2	Mil Base Wynberg	Power Machines, Tools
1	ASB Western Cape	Recycled Battery
2	SAS Saldanha	Generator Battery, 10 x Boxes of Safety Boots
1	ASB Potchefstroom	Electric Appliance
2	SAHMS College	Projector, 10 x Laptops

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - March 2016 (10 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	SAHMS Castle Park	Laptops
1	DOD MOB Centre	Laptop
1	SA Army Band	Musical instruments
1	Protection Force HQ	Opened office door nothing stolen
1	Mil Base Wynberg Workshop	Tools
1	Mil Base Wynberg	Compressor
1	NB Simon’s Town	Computer Monitor
2	SAS Saldanha	Speakers, Tools
1	SAAF College	Tupperware and clothes

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - April 2016 (5 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Mil Base Wynberg	Crockery
1	ASB Potchefstroom Store	Tools
1	ASB JHB Mess	Rations
1	Mil School of Justice TT	Computers
1	ASB Nelspruit	Tyres

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - May 2016 (3 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	SAMHS Training Formation	Laptop
1	Air Force College	Door broken items stolen
1	West Coast Equestrian Centre	10 x jumping poles

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - June 2016 (14 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
3	SAS Saldanha Sewerage Farm Mil Area	Microwave, Copper Pipes, Taps, Pluming, Kettle
1	AFB Durban Workshop	2 x Batteries
2	TT Sport Complex	4 x Batteries of lawnmowers, Cables, Welding Machine, Spades and Forks
1	AFB Waterkloof Asset Management Office	7 x PC, 1 x Projector, 1 x Dicta Phone, 1 x IBM Pad, Flat Screen and ADSL Router
1	SAS Saldanha Officer Mess VIP Rooms	32 JVC Flat Screen
1	SAS Saldanha Officer Mess Bar	Alcohol
1	ASB Potchefstroom Signal Unit	Edge Cutter and Garden Shears
1	SAS Saldanha MTR 3 School	CD Player
1	SAS Saldanha Bowls Club Storage	Lawnmower, chairs, Tables, Wheelbarrow, ElectricCables
1	ASB Potchefstroom	Tools
1	Log Formation	Alcohol, HI-FI System

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - July 2016 (6 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
2	Thaba Tswane Sports Club	Tools, Battery
1	AFB Swartkop Mess Bar	Cash, Liquor
1	ASB Potchefstroom Signal Unit	1 x wooden door
1	NB Simon’s Town Boat Shed West Yard	Yamaha Engine
1	NB Simons town Klaawer Shooting range	Equipment for Shooting Range

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - August 2016 (9 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	ASB Western Cape Youngsfield TMSC Section	2 x Batteries
1	Mil Academy at SAFI	Liquor
1	SAS Saldanha MTR 1 TRG HQ	House breaking nothing stolen
1	SAS Saldanha Clothing Stores	Computer, Rakes, Toilet Paper
1	SAS Saldanha TPT Depot	Batteries, Toolbox
1	SAMHS Depot	House breaking nothing stolen
1	NW Signal Unit	3 x Batteries, 2 x Sets of Computers, Car Radios
1	SAMHS HQ Corporate Communication Store Room	Computers
1	AFB Hoedspruit WO Mess	252 x pencil flare cartridges

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - September 2016 (6 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	DOD Archive Store	Computer
1	ASB Western Cape TMSC Hanger	Prop Shafts
1	NB Simons town SAFI Shop	Drill, Jigsaw, Staple Gun
2	SAS Saldanha	Sound system, Electric cables Fan White Zink
1	44 Para Regt	1 x TV

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - October 2016 (6 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
2	Works Training School	2 x TV, 2 x DSTV Decoder, Remotes
1	Infantry Formation	Items Deq CAS 03/10/16
1	SAMHS TSU	Batteries
1	ASB Garrison	Electrical Socket
1	1 Mil Hospital	Cash, TV, Sound System

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - November 2016 (12 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	AFB Ysterplaat	Copper Wires
1	NB Simon’s Town Naval Band HQ	Cleaning Material
1	SAS Saldanha Cinema Hall	Amplifier, Steel shelves, Wooden tables
1	Mil Academy	Cutlery
1	DOD Archive Unit	Computers, Copper Cables
1	ASB Durban	4 x Truck Batteries
1	Herberg Crèche Eagle Class Thaba Tshwane	Camouflage trousers
1	Swartkop West	Computers
1	ASB Eastern Cape Store	2 x Cylinders
1	Army Support Base	Generator, Gas bottle, Bicycle
1	SAS Saldanha Mil Police Store	Bicycles
1	Legsato Thaba Tshwane	DOD Computer Set, Laptop

2365 (1) (b) Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - December 2016 (5 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	9 SAI Bn Army Barber Shop	Hair cutting machine
1	AFB Bloemspruit Sickbay	Computer CPU, keyboard
2	Die Herberg Crèche Thaba Tshwane	Music System, CD Player
1	TT Sport Club	Computer

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - January 2017 (11 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	S MPR HQ Store	Copper
1	S MPR HQ	Aluminium Steel Pipes
3	North West Signal Unit Store	Generators, Garden Tools
1	ASB Potchefstroom NCO Bar Mess	TV Plasma
1	93 Ammo Depot	Pipes, Toilet seats
1	AFB Bloemspruit Mess	Rations
1	14 SAI Bn Hospitality	Rations
1	Die Herberg Crèche	20m Extension Lead
1	43 Artillery Regt Thaba Tshwane	Laptop

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - February 2017 (9 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Mil Base Wynberg Hospitality Office	Mercer Flat screen
1	Regional Office Western Cape Wynberg	Petrol Trimmer, Blower, Vacuum
1	Mil Base Wynberg Aquatic Centre	Grinder, Cutter 2 x Extensions
1	Mil Base Wynberg Ration Store	Rations
1	NB Simon’s Town OBD Building Duty Room	Computer Equipment
1	ASB JHB Disposal Store	Shoes
1	Mil Base Wynberg AMHU Ration Store	Rations
1	ASB Potchefstroom SAAIC Motorcycle Training Office	Bar Fridge, Cell phone Charger, CD Player
1	ASB JHB Welding Hanger LWT	Grinding machine, Welding Machine

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - March 2017 (5 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	1 TIR Regt	4 x Computer Equipment
1	2 Mil Hospital X-Ray Dept	Basins, Pipes
1	ASB Wynberg WO/NCO Mess Mshengu Village	Freezer door damaged nothing was stolen
1	Personnel School Bar Thaba Tshwane	Cash, TV
1	Irene DOD Archive	Computers

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - April 2017 (7 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Defence Inspector Division Wynberg	Laptop, Fire Extinguisher
1	Media Centre SAS Wingfield	Computer equipment, Microwave
1	AMHU Ration Store Mil Base Wynberg	Rations
1	AFB Durban Gally Salisbury Island	Rations
1	Lohatla Mil Police	Exhibits Cash R3 000.00
1	SAMHS School	51 x Laptops
1	JSB Wonderboom Finance Office	Try to open the safe but failed

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - May 2017 (4 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	JSB Wonderboom WO Officers Club Bar	Alcohol, Cigarettes, Sweets
1	Mil Base Wynberg Colenzo WO's and NCO's Bar	Alcohol
1	Mil Base Wynberg Mshengu Village Bar	Nothing was stolen
1	ASB Wynberg	Copper Wires

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - June 2017 (9 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	1 RNT Unit Pta	2 x Weed eaters, Lawnmowers
1	Thaba Tshwane Mil Police	Plasma TV, Cigarettes, Liquor
1	10 AD EP Flying Store	18 x Leatherman Multitool Knives,70 x Victoria Knox Knives
1	SAHMS AMU Western Cape	Rations
1	ASB Wynberg PTSR Maintenance Store	1 x Cricket bag with equipment
1	AFB Swartkop	Garden Tools
1	AFB Swartkop Museum Hanger 06	Tools
1	School of Engineering	Rations
1	ASB Wynberg PTSR Maintenance Store	4 x 80L Petrol, Green Gazebo, 1 x Dixon Battery size 628

Parliamentary Question 2930 - Burglary Business Premises (Break-ins) - July 2017 (6 Cases)

2930 Number of Cases	2930(1) (a) Military Base	2930 (1) (b) What was stolen
1	Mil Base Wynberg Facility Section	Petrol Knives
1	ASB Kroonstad	Rations
1	Infantry Information	4 x Set of computers
1	SAAF College	Nothing stolen
1	Mildentia Thaba Tshwane	Chainsaw
1	Sandhurst Thaba Tshwane	Hammer, 2 x Grinders

2. No

Reply:

1. ) It is not clear from the question what is meant by ranks of service providers. The rank system in the department applies only to current and former members of the SANDF. In addition, given the large and varied scope of the procurement services in the Departments and its entities, it will be better if the question specified the category of services or goods in terms of which information is required over the past five years

Reply:

The SANDF has set up a capability to respond to and mitigate any Cyber-attacks as part of the country’s cyber security approach. This however is still at its infancy, and members are being trained to better respond, as more and more quality in the Cyber world. The DRIPT also has dedicated a Standing Committee dealing with cyber security to develop the implementation milestones for Defence Review recommendations on cyber-security.

Reply:

(a) The current structure for the Operational Emergency Care Practitioners is not sufficient. Within the budget constraints and the current human resource budget the SAMHS cannot appoint Operational Emergency Care Practitioners in the Regular Force. The Surgeon General had the foresight to train operational emergency care practitioners and translate these members to the Reserve Force.

(b) The training and translation of Operational Emergency Care Practitioners to the Reserve Force are being utilised by the SAMHS as a sustainable alternative.

(c) The utilisation of operational emergency care practitioners from the Reserve Force are more cost beneficial. Furthermore the capability of Reserves also provides a strategic reserve capability to the country of scarce skills for emergency care treatment and assist in alleviating unemployment.

Reply:

ORGANOZATION	NUMBER
APLA	360
AZNLA	119
BDF	92
CDF	37
MK	662
SACCMVA	2
SADF	777
SANDF	114
TDF	71
UDF	4
VDF	5
	2243

a) is the criteria to qualify for an SRD grant

• • Policy guidelines and Policy Draft attached

b) are the details of service providers,

• The DMV utilised the services of ABSA Bank from 1 April 2016 to 30 November 2016 in line with Treasury approval. As of December 2016 to 31 March 2017, the DMV had established systems to manage the benefit internally.

c) are the details of the distribution of Military Veterans who received the assistance in terms of the (i) town and (ii) province,

The table below outlines distribution in terms of Province.

d) was the total cost that was incurred for the distress relief assistance and

• The total cost for 2016/17 financial year was R22 064 000.00

e) policy or guidelines that govern this assistance

A draft policy guideline for SRD has now been completed for final approval. The DMV has been reviewing all benefits policies in line with the recommendations of the Turnaround Support Initiative.

Reply:

1. (a) The 104 military veterans who received assistance with the settlement of their mortgage loans, did so by completing the prescribed application form and complying with the qualifying criteria as prescribed in the Military Veterans Benefits Regulations of 2014. The criteria is as follows:

1. The applicant must be listed in the database of the department of Military Veterans,
2. Must not be employed and receives a pension from the state, or
3. Is employed with annual income of less than R125000.00,
4. His or her spouse has not previously received a house or other housing benefits from the state,
5. Has a mortgage loan that is registered in his or her name at a financial institution, and
6. The total sum of the balance of the mortgage loan is equal to or less than the housing benefit.

(b) Military Veterans who are provided with assistance in the settlement of their balance outstanding on their mortgage loan with the financial institution, are subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) Forfeit their housing benefits which they otherwise would have qualified for.

(ii) The assistance is provided as once off service where the outstanding amount is less than R188 000.00 on bond.

(c) R12, 163,465.20

(d) The Military Veterans who were provided with assistance towards the settlements of their mortgage loans, were from the following military formations.

Military Formation	Total number of beneficiaries
APLA	19
AZANLA	3
BDF	4
CDF	1
MK	38
SADF	27
SANDF	11
TDF	1

2. (a) (b) and (c) The department has initiated an open and transparent consultation process with key stakeholders to gain as much feedback as possible to ensure that the policy on housing adequately addresses the policy objectives of the Act as well as the aspirations of the beneficiaries.

The outcomes of these consultations with guide the way forward.

As regard to the Regulations, these were approved in 2014 and are being implemented in the provisioning of benefits and services to Military Veterans.

Reply:

1. In 2016 /17 financial year the DMV granted bursaries to 7146 Military Veterans and Dependants as per DMV 2016/17 annual report and 4685 Basic education and 2461 Tertiary education.

(a) (i) Military Formation Basic Education

BASIC EDUCATION BURSARY HOLDERS PER MILITARY FOMATION
STATUTORY FORCES	NUMBER OF BURSARY HOLDERS
APLA	562
AZANLA	196
MK	2048
BDF	77
CDF	55
TDF	63
VDF	12
SACC	8
SANDF	1157
SADF	507
TOTAL	4685

Total NSF basic education bursary holders is 2806 (60%) and Statutory 1879 (40%)

(a) (ii) Military Formation Tertiary Education

TERTIARY EDUCATION BURSARY HOLDERS PER MILITARY FOMATION
STATUTORY FORCES	NUMBER OF BURSARY HOLDERS
APLA	269
AZANLA	81
MK	1050
BDF	73
CDF	35
TDF	105
VDF	43
SANDF	371
SADF	434
TOTAL	2461

Total NSF tertiary institutions is 1400 (57%) and Statutory 1061 (43%).

b)(i) Basic education number of bursaries granted for primary school, high school, technical vocational education at both (i) public and (ii) private institutions

CATERGORY	TOTAL NUMBER OF BURSARIES	PUBLIC	PRIVATE
Primary	2532	1798	734
High School	2134	1536	598
Technical Vocational	19	2	17
TOTAL	4685	3336	1349

b)(ii) Tertiary education number of bursaries granted training college and university

levels at both (i) public and (ii) private institutions

CATERGORY	NUMBER OF BURSARIES	PUBLIC	PRIVATE
Universities	1454	1454	0
TVET Colleges	151	151	0
Private Colleges	856	0	856
TOTAL	2461	1605	856

c) Education academic and other associated fees per annum per institution,

NB; Costs calculated at average costs, However at tertiary institutions students are likely to use the maximum allocated.

CATERGORY	FEES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS	FEES PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS	TOTAL AVERAGE
Basic Education	R11 000	R26 400	R18 700
Tertiary Education	R55 000	R59 000	R57 000

d) was the total cost of the bursaries in terms of the categories of fees

CATERGORY	FEES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Basic Education	R49 000 000
Tertiary Education	R133 200 000
TOTAL 2016/17 COSTS	R182 200 000

e) Not applicable

f) Not applicable relates to e) above.

g) Not applicable relates to e) above

Reply:

The Number of graduates and other qualifications were 50 for the 2016/17 academic year as per DMV 2016/17 annual report.

(b) The total amount awarded will be difficult to calculate as some students were funded in the middle of their studies as they started before the education support was provided in the DMV. However, on an annual basis, students are funded within the maximum threshold, which was R68 000 per annum in the beggining, and subsequently increase to R72 000 in 2016.

Reply:

1.A) what is the military formation of each military veteran

ORGANOZATION	NUMBER
APLA	2256
AZNLA	244
BDF	523
CDF	268
MK	6238
SADF	4445
SANDF	504
TDF	678
UDF	134
VDF	34
UNKNOWN	416
	15740

b) from which province is each military veteran

PROVINCE	NUMBER
EC	2357
FS	738
GP	3573
KZN	1317
LP	873
MP	559
NC	959
NW	1109
WC	1565
UNKNOWN	2690
	15740

 

c) what are the categories of diseases that military veterans are treated for

• • Chronic diseases i.e. Hypertension, Diabetics
  • Lung Diseases
  • Digestive Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Eye Diseases
  • Heart Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
  • ENT
  • Endocrine Diseases
  • Nervous system Diseases
  • Immune System Diseases
  • Cancer

These are the common diseases identified.

d) what are the current Memoranda of Understanding that exist between her department and (i) provincial hospitals and (ii) municipal clinics,

The Department has the Memorandum of Understanding with The Department of Defence to provide services to Military veterans.

e) What arrangements and procedures do military veterans follow when seeking medical treatment from private medical doctors or clinics?

All Military veterans access services through the South African Military Health Services which will in turn refer to other service providers in case they do not have the services.

f) is the breakdown of military veterans visiting all the different health facilities in the country

In 2016/17, an average of 5007 military veterans visited the SAMHS facilities. The DMV paid a total of R61M for Healthcare services.

Reply:

a) (i) Officer in the Pool of Specialists within the Internal Audit section of the SA Army. A Reserve member is only called up for a specific period for specific services when required.

(ii) The member was called up for the first time over period 15 -19 March 2010 and received a remuneration of R4006.85. The daily tariff for a Reserve Col in 2010 was R801.37 per day. Over period 19-22 August 2010 the officer was utilised as an auditor and received R3205.48. On 26 November 2010, the member received an amount of R1389.04. This was back pay for receiving the incorrect daily tariff in August 2010. The daily tariff for utilisation in 2017 is R1865.40 per day for Reserve Force Col.

b) 15-19 March 2010 first call up, second call up 19-22 August 2010 and last call up was 23 August until 17 November 2017.

(c) and (d)

Reserve call-ups in the SANDF are not advertised.

(e) The latest call up of the member was over the period 23 August 2017 to 17 November 2017. The remuneration for the latest call-up is yet to paid.

Reply:

Yes, Military hospitals are critical infrastructure to the Department of Defence and Military Veterans.

The Military Hospitals are not promulgated as National Key Points, but are classified as strategic Military installations requiring more stringent security measures.

The budget allocation to the SAMHS is determined by the total demands and requirements of the entire Department of Defence which as reported is grossly underfunded. The Department has however put measures in place to maintain the operational readiness and integrity of the SANDF even under conditions of limited resources.

Reply:

There are no foreign military forces that have stationed in the country either permanently or temporarily since 1994 save for some elements of foreign defence forces such as the (BPST) British Peace Support Team which replaced the BMAT (British Military Assistance Team). This team will be completing their stay of duty towards the end of November 2017.

We also have foreign Defence Attaches stationed in the country in accordance with International agreements that the RSA is part of.

Reply:

National Treasury’s (NT) final letter of allocation dated 6 February 2017 to the Department of Defence (DOD) confirmed the total allocation towards the payment of compensation for the FY2017/18 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period and has been reduced by R5.5 billion.

Parliament has not reduced the operational commitments of the SANDF and therefore the SANDF cannot withdraw from external and internal deployments without Cabinet approval. It can also not reduce the number of personnel due to the fact that operational commitments will have to be discontinued.

(a) What is the total vacancies that currently exists in each branch of the SANDF?

In the light of the above the DOD maintains its HR strength as on 1 April 2017 (76,645) for the FY2017/18 that resulted in a projected over-expenditure of Rb1,4. These challenges were communicated to NT in numerous communique as well as the monthly Early Warning report. Therefore the DOD does not have vacant funded posts but 29,428 vacant unfunded posts.

(b) What are the salary levels of the specified vacancies?

These vacancies exist in all levels in the DOD, military and civilian.

(c) What amount in remuneration packages will be needed to fill the vacancies?

It will cost the DOD approximately Rb10 to fill these vacancies.

Reply:

Both the laboratory and radiological departments at 1 Military Hospital are operational. The optimal functioning of the departments are, however, compromised by redundant technology and equipment as a result of the SAMHS financial constraints.

Reply:

Following the report of the Medical Task Team appointed by the Minister and the subsequent acceptance of all its recommendations, there has been much improvement in addressing the Human Resources challenges at the SAHMS

1. (a) The loss of scarce skills at 1 Military Hospital are managed as a critical issue in the SAMHS. Bilateral meetings have taken place between the SAMHS and the Human Resource Division to ensure the appointment of healthcare practitioners, especially medical officers and specialists.

(b) Collaboration has taken place between the SAMHS and staff of the Human Resources Division to address processes and procedures. The agreements are being enforced and the initial delays in appointment of the capability had been successfully addressed.

2. The occupational service dispensation (OSD) has been fully implemented at 1 Military Hospital in line with the prescripts of the Department of Public Service Administration after a comprehensive audit was performed on the personal files of all healthcare practitioners in the SAMHS.

3. The commuted overtime of medical professionals in the SAMHS are aligned to that of the Department of Health.

4. (a) It is argued that the current status of OSD and commuted overtime do not have an impact on the loss of medical professionals in the SAMHS as application of the OSD and commuted overtime are applied according to the prescripts and procedures that are followed for the National Department of Health.

(b) The lack or unavailability of specialized medical equipment does impact on the recruitment and retention of medical professionals for utilisation in the military hospitals.

(c) As was indicated in Question 3389 1 b the appointment process of medical doctors had been streamlined. Flexible arrangements had been agreed upon to facilitate and are enforced to ensure the speedy appointment of especially medical officers and specialists.

Reply:

Outsourcing is an inherent medical service multiplier. All medical service providers make use of outsourcing to some degree; it is an intrinsic characteristic of the healthcare system. In disciplines where low potential patient numbers can be expected, it makes economic sense to outsource. In some instances, outsourcing is unavoidable. It is, however, true that the figures of medical outsourcing in the SAMHS is high as outsourcing directly coupled to the financial, logistical and human resources of the SAMHS.

The SAMHS will only be able to mitigate and minimise the outsourcing of critical medical services if the total healthcare system could be addressed through an adequate budget allocation. The total healthcare system includes inter alia the replacement of redundant medical technology and medical equipment, filling of all vacant post for healthcare practitioners and critical support staff such as ambulance drivers, the comprehensive refurbishment of military hospitals and other military healthcare facilities and sufficient funds for medical consumables and pharmaceuticals. For a healthcare system to function optimally, all elements (qualified and skilled personnel, suitable equipment/technology, suitable facilities and sufficient budget) must be present. The absence of any of these elements must inevitably result in outsourcing.

Initial steps to address the challenges are being quantified through the Defence Review implementation planning team as part of the implementation milestone 1: Arresting the decline.

Reply:

a) The current levels of medical stock in the SAMHS military hospitals including 1 Military Hospital is low as a result of insufficient funding. Funds had been reprioritised within the Department of Defence to procure medical stock. 

b) The performance indicator for the ‘Percentage availability of medical stock’ was not removed from the Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Defence. The performance information is merely indicated as classified information as the performance indicator contains information of strategic reserves of pharmaceuticals and medical consumables.

c) The current levels of medical stock could have an impact on soldiers and military veterans in the absence of management interventions and alternative interventions such as buy-outs.

Reply:

The optimal functioning of the (a) intensive care unit and (b) operational theatres at 1 Military Hospital has been compromised by the delayed refurbishment project. The intensive care unit at I Military Hospital is also not yet operational. The intensive care unit and operational theatres at 2 Military Hospital are operational as the refurbishment project of 2 Military Hospital has been finalised.

Reply:

Yes, Military hospitals are critical infrastructure to the Department of Defence and Military Veterans.

The Military Hospitals are not promulgated as National Key Points, but are classified as strategic Military installations requiring more stringent security measures.

The budget allocation to the SAMHS is determined by the total demands and requirements of the entire Department of Defence which as reported is grossly underfunded. The Department has however put measures in place to maintain the operational readiness and integrity of the SANDF even under conditions of limited resources.

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

a) Performance Bonus for FY 2015/16 was paid in the FY 2016/17 at a total amount of RM 329.

b) The Performance Bonus was rewarded according to all Categories as stipulated in the policy. The Performance Bonus for each official in each salary level / grade is summarised in the table below:

SER NO	RANK_	SALARY_LEVEL	NO OF OFFICIALS	AMOUNT PD FY 201617
1	COL/CAPT(SAN)	00	218	7 169 123.54
2	LT COL/CDR	00	609	24 228 147.56
3	MAJ/LT CDR	00	681	21 280 826.84
4	CAPT/LT(SAN)	00	707	18 182 832.90
5	LT/SUB LT	00	266	5 493 771.11
6	2LT/ESN	00	19	320 038.69
7	WO1	00	751	21 297 369.86
8	WO2	00	792	20 333 443.26
9	S SGT/F SGT/CPO	00	1 880	38 585 156.98
10	SGT/PO	00	2 038	35 665 768.70
11	CPL/LS	00	2 674	40 845 899.86
12	L CPL/AB	00	1 260	17 894 692.50
13	PTE/AMN/SEA	00	2 991	39 281 029.88
14	CPLN	00	29	1 077 743.99
15	AUX SERV	00	9	116 983.73
16	PSAP	12	28	913 256.16
17	PSAP	11	2	85 430.40
18	PSAP	10	52	1 715 032.54
19	PSAP	09	27	824 659.83
20	PSAP	08	133	3 275 788.28
21	PSAP	07	448	8 927 344.20

SER NO	RANK_	SALARY_LEVEL	NO OF OFFICIALS	AMOUNT PD FY 201617
22	PSAP	06	316	4 768 809.20
23	PSAP	05	253	3 151 686.30
24	PSAP	04	55	552 218.06
25	PSAP	03	956	8 189 942.97
26	PSAP	02	564	3 958 026.60
27	OSD	00	71	1 857 801.99
TOTAL	17 829	329 992 826

(1) What is the (a) total estimated amount that will be paid out in bonuses to employees in her department and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonuses that will be paid in each salary level in the 2017-18 financial year?

(a) The estimated amount for Performance Bonus to be paid for the 2016-17 Performance Cycle in the FY 2017-18 is approximately Rm 194.

(b) Due to Budgetary constraints, the Defence Staff Council decided to reward Performance Bonus at Category C only for all eligible officials for the FY 2016-17:

SER NO	RANK_	SALARY_LEVEL	NO OF OFFICIALS	AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR
1	COL/CAPT(SAN)	00	198	R 3 942 774
2	LT COL/CDR	00	599	R 12 087 521
3	MAJ/LT CDR	00	697	R 11 312 205
4	CAPT/LT(SAN)	00	755	R 10 252 900
5	LT/SUB LT	00	245	R 2 596 265
6	2LT/ESN	00	11	R 98 560
7	WO1	00	689	R 11 181 781
8	WO2	00	859	R 11 665 220
9	S SGT/F SGT/CPO	00	1856	R 21 089 728
10	SGT/PO	00	2062	R 20 397 304
11	CPL/LS	00	2425	R 21 728 000
12	L CPL/AB	00	1223	R 10 122 771
13	PTE/AMN/SEA	00	3225	R 24 661 575
14	CPLN	00	37	R 746 642
15	AUX SERV	00	8	R 61 176
16	PSAP	12	31	R 630 385
17	PSAP	11	4	R 68 636
18	PSAP	10	50	R 972 850
SER NO	RANK_	SALARY_LEVEL	NO OF OFFICIALS	AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR
19	PSAP	09	24	R 374 136
20	PSAP	08	132	R 1 730 916
21	PSAP	07	393	R 4 149 687
22	PSAP	06	345	R 2 950 785
23	PSAP	05	240	R 1 709 520
24	PSAP	04	59	R 351 463
25	PSAP	03	886	R 4 454 144
26	PSAP	02	612	R 2 573 338
27	OSD	00	614	R 12 277 674
TOTAL	18 279	R194 187 954

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS

REPLY

(1) No payment of bonuses as yet for the FY2016/17.

(2) Not yet determined, however. Bonuses have been budgeted for. The budget for performance bonus is 1.5% of the total Compensation of Employees.

Reply:

1. ARMSCOR

The Chief Executive Officer of Armscor, Mr KPE Wakeford was appointed on a fixed five (5) year contract from 01/05/2015 and this contract will end on 30/04/2020.

The Chief Financial Officer of Armscor, Mr JG Grobler was appointed on a permanent basis.

2. CASTLE CONTROL BOARD

The Castle Control Board has a Chief Executive Officer and a Financial Officer. Both are appointed on a 3-year fixed term contracts expiring in December 2019.

The CEO is Mr. CT Gilfellan, who was appointed since April 2013. His current 3-year contract was renewed in January 2017 and will expire on the 31 December 2019.

The CFO is Mr. Mandla Ngewu, who was appointed since April 2014. His current 3-year contract was renewed in January 2017 and will expire on 31 December 2019

Reply:

Commitments to meet capital equipment requirements of the SANDF are part of the DOD Strategic Capital Acquisition Master Plan (SCAMP) which will be adjusted and aligned with the work of the Defence Review Implementation Planning Team (DRIPT).

Reply:

Armscor is promoting SA Defence Industry (SADI) products by:

1. Engaging other Defence forces and global NGOs to promote the sales of SA Arms industry products, primarily on a government to government level which ensures that the engagement is not a once-off transaction but results in broad sustained inter-state trade.
2. Facilitating workshops to derive integrated South African defence solutions that address the requirements of SA government departments including the Department of Correctional Services, Border Management Agency etc, which promotes SADI products nationally.
3. Facilitated seminars with foreign procurement authorities to promote awareness of South Africa’s defence capabilities, and sales of SADI products.
4. Engaging financial solution providers to assist potential export clients in their funding of initiatives where SADI is often a participant.
5. Armscor has co-sponsored and organised a Summit to expose key United Nations procurement personnel to SADI capabilities, and vice versa exposure of SADI and SA companies providing security solutions to the United Nations system to promote South Africa benefiting from the UN spend on Peace Keeping Operations in Africa.
6. Focussing Defence Industrial Participation (DIP) obligations of foreign suppliers to facilitate the transfer of technology to South African Defence Industry (SADI) companies and also to facilitate the export of South African Defence Industry products. The execution of DIP programs at SADI companies has resulted in significant export sales and has also enhanced the technological capabilities of SADI companies, contributing to their increased competitiveness in the international marketplace.

QUESTION 2

(2) whether any steps have been taken to streamline and coordinate the work done by Armscor and Denel in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details pertaining to the cooperation and accountability between Armscor and Denel?

RESPONSE

In terms of the Service Level Agreement between Armscor and the Department of Defence, Armscor facilitates the processes for satisfying requests from the SADI including Denel, for marketing support in the form of equipment, personnel, matériel aid and visits to SANDF facilities, as well as the licencing of Intellectual Property, on behalf of the DOD.

The DOD actively supports the SADI by making its personnel, equipment (matériel) and facilities available to assist in the marketing initiatives of the domestic defence industry, and to promote defence related export by assisting industry in getting international exposure through shows and exhibitions and to assist Armscor departments and SADI in arranging and coordinating events.

Armscor is also assisting the DOD and SADI in arranging and coordinating the local AAD exhibition for SADI to promote and market its products.

For work done for the non-SANDF client, Armscor has facilitated workshops with Denel and other SADI personnel for the promotion of SADI products to both local and international markets. The targeted local market is the security cluster. The international markets are primarily African defence forces, NGOs and the United Nations.