Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

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| Department of Defence | Military Attaché and Advisor Corps (MAAC) Representation Figure 2 indicates MAAC representation in South Africa for FY 2008/09. Representatives from 47 countries are accredited to the DOD, as well as representatives of a further three countries on a non-residential basis. Figure 1.4 Map indicating MAAC Representation in South Africa | Appendix A | Resident (47) Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Belgium; Botswana; Brazil; Burundi; Cameroon; Canada; Chile; Cote D’Ivoire; Egypt; France; Gabon; Germany; Greece; India; Indonesia; Italy; Kenya; Korea (ROK); Malawi; Malaysia; Mozambique; Namibia; Netherlands; Nigeria; Pakistan; PRC (China); Democratic Republic of Congo; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Senegal; Spain; Sweden; Tanzania; Thailand; Turkey; Uganda; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States of America; Uruguay; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe. Bilateral and Multilateral Interaction Non-resident (3) Australia; Israel; Kuwait. The South African Development Community (SADC) as a region and the African continent is the main focus of the DOD in terms of bilateral and multilateral interaction. Table 1 indicates the meetings held within the framework of SADC/Inter-state Defence and Security Committee (ISDSC) structures. Table 1 SADC/ISDSC Structures Meetings for FY 2008/09 Committee Date Venue ISDSC Telecommunications and Information Systems workgroup 1 – 4 April 2008 Namibia Special Defence Intelligence Standing Committee 22 – 26 April 2008 Malawi ISDSC Operational Sub-Committee 4 – 9 May 2008 Angola ISDSC Meeting 2 – 7 June 2008 Angola ISDSC Logistics Workgroup 14 – 17 July 2008 Botswana SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ 16 – 20 July 2008 Republic of South Africa (RSA), Durban SADC Summit 8 – 17 August 2008 RSA, Sandton 14 th Annual SADC Standing Maritime Committee 21 – 30 August 2008 Angola SADC Extraordinary Summit 9 – 10 November 2008 RSA, Sandton Annual Report FY 2008 - 2009 180
| Department of Defence | Committee Date Venue ISDSC Military Health Conference 16 – 29 November 2008 Namibia Standing Aviation Committee 29 – 31 March 2009 Botswana • A Defence Co-operation Agreement was signed with the DRC on 15 April 2008, and Benin on 24 June 2008. Other bilateral actions within the African context include the annual Defence Committee/Bi-National Commission/Joint Permanent Commission meetings held with Zambia, Lesotho, Nigeria, DRC, Tunisia, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique. • On a broader international level, Defence Committee meetings were held with Jordan, Italy, Germany and France. A number of planned meetings were postponed due to the change in Minister of Defence, and the pending national elections. Other noteworthy bilateral actions which took place on an intergovernmental level and included the Department of Defence, were the Joint-Intergovernmental Commission with the Ukraine, India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) meeting in India and the Intergovernmental Bi- National Commission meeting with Argentina. On Service level, the SA Navy had staff talks with the Navies of India, Brazil, Pakistan, the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK), which will lead to the continuation of bilateral activities between the SA Navy and said Navies. Foreign Visits • Visits to and from African countries. DOD members visited African countries 62 times for purposes varying from goodwill visits by the Chiefs of Service, training teams assisting African countries in specic training requirements, seminars within the African context with working visits on ofcial levels emanating from bilateral agreements. One of the highlights was the symbolic handing over of the rst Rapid Reaction Battalion in the DRC, trained by the SANDF. Both the SA Air Force and the SA Navy visited African countries including Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique to determine the exact requirements for training assistance to these countries in specic elds. In return, the 25 visits by African ofcers varied from reciprocal goodwill visits by Chiefs of Service to discussions in areas of co-operation, benchmarking in specic areas such as training or Reserves management, to discussions on bilateral agreements. This included the attendance of the third Sea Power for Africa symposium hosted by the SA Navy. • Visits to and from the Rest of the World. Visits to other countries by SANDF ofcers in general, served either the purpose of executing co-operation actions agreed to during bilateral meetings, or enhancing the professional qualication of an ofcer in his/her specic eld of expertise. Symposiums, conferences or seminars attended focused on themes specic to Armed Forces such as maritime security, airlift operations and sea power. In the medical eld, military doctors remained abreast of developments in their elds of expertise. To improve the use of military equipment and the sharing of experience in the use thereof, international user-group meetings such as the Gripen, Lynx and MEKO user-group meetings were attended. A total of 125 visits took place during FY 2008/09. • Foreign Military Training. Nineteen foreign ofcers attended the agship courses of the SANDF: the Executive National Security Programme and the Joint Senior Command and Staff Programme. There were foreign representation on a further 95 SANDF functional courses. Ofcers from the SANDF were represented at 18 foreign development courses in eight countries. With regard to functional development, 59 foreign training opportunities were made use of throughout the reporting period. For nine foreign staff colleges, South Africa was the destination of choice for their module on geopolitical country studies, which forms part of the curriculum of most defence staff colleges. Ships Visits. • Foreign ships berthed in South African ports 15 times for maintenance, rest and recuperation during long voyages, or for diplomatic purposes. The SA Navy, with SAS SPIOENKOP, hoisted the ag in various ports in the Far East as part of their training voyage which served a diplomatic purpose by reenforcing the bilateral ties between the countries visited and the South African Government. | Appendix A | 181 Annual Report FY 2008 - 2009
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