Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

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Reduction in
Output
Acquisition of
maritime defence’s
landing helicopter
dock (LHD) and
landing platform
dock (LPD)
Reason for Scaling
down/ Suspension/
Abolishment
Not funded
Implications
Should the
reprioritisation of
the Defence Review
and Strategic Capital
Acquisition Master
Plan (SCAMP)
indicate a delay
in the acquisition
requirement of the
LHD/LPD, the
project may have to
be deferred
Actual
Achievement
Joint-user
requirement
statement has
been completed
Administration Programme (Subprogramme Defence Supply-Chain Integration)
Management of the
Procurement and
Sales of Category 2
(off-the-shelf
commercial goods
and services)
Force Employment Programme
Support to the
people operations
will change in
nature. Support
will continue on
an ad-hoc basis (as
requested) or as the
situation requires
Ministerial authority
granted to transfer the
procurement function
from Secretary for Defence
(Sec Def) to Chief of the
SANDF (C SANDF)
South African Defence
Force (SANDF)/South
African Police Service
(SAPS) Entry and Exit
strategy
Disengage from ordered
commitments in support of
the Department of Safety
and Security (Operation
INTEXO)
None procurement
function not
affected as this was a
function shift only
None
Procurement
function
transferred with
effect
1 February 2009
The number
of companies
deployed on the
Zimbabwean
border were
reduced to two
(in November
2008) and
eventually to
one company
(in February
2009), with
one Engineer
Squadron on
standby. By
the end of
March 2009,
all SANDF
deployments
were scheduled
to withdraw
from the
South African/
Zimbabwean
border.
Withdrawal of
the last SANDF
troops from the
South African/
Zimbabwean
international
border was
placed on hold
until further
notice, as
directed by the
Ministry of
Defence on
16 March 2009
Reason for Deviation
Project process may have
to be aligned
with future delivery
requirements
Ministerial directive
Verbal instruction from
the Ofce of the Minister
of Defence
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199 Annual Report FY 2008 - 2009