Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

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REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER
for the year ended 31 March 2009 (continued)
7.1.3 SA Military Health Services
SAMHS registered a possible PPP at National Treasury regarding “health care facilities and
hospital referral services in Durban and seven other selected areas”. The feasibility study
was completed and the project is in process of procurement of the actual PPP.
SAMHS registered a project to build a new headquarters. Bids have been advertised and
the DOD is in process to appoint the Transaction Advisor to conduct a feasibility study.
SAMHS also registered a project for new facilities for a Military Health Training Formation.
The project is in the phase of procuring the Transaction Advisor services to conduct a
feasibility study.
7.1.4 Human Resource Division. The establishment of a SA National Defence Training Institute
has been registered. The Transaction Advisor has been appointed and the rst phase of the
feasibility study (need analysis) is in process.
7.1.5 Defence Intelligence Division. The establishment of a new headquarters for Defence
Intelligence has been registered. The Transaction Advisor has been appointed and the rst
phase of the feasibility study (need analysis) is in process.
8. Corporate Governance Arrangements
8.1.1 Leadership. Senior commanders and managers of the Department exercise their leadership
in accordance with the constitutional principles of transparency, good governance and
accountability. Condentiality is preserved in certain circumstances when it is in the national
interest to do so.
8.1.2 Codes of Conduct. Codes of conduct have been formally adopted for military members and
public service employees. All ofcials subscribed to the standards contained in these codes by
signature. Disciplinary procedures are applied for non-conformance.
| Financial Performance |
8.1.3 Conict of Interest. Senior managers declare their economic interest annually. Members of
management bodies dealing with procurement and acquisition are required to declare potential
conicts and withdraw before commencement of meetings. All ofcials are required to declare
gifts in registers open to scrutiny.
8.2 Departmental Structures and Processes
8.2.1 Compliance. Applicable statutes and regulations are complied with by the promulgation of
ministerial directives and departmental instructions/orders and publications that are legally
enforceable.
8.2.2 Statutory Accountability. The Secretary for Defence accounts to Parliament for the
management of the implementation of the Defence Vote. All departmental budget authorities
are held to account by the Secretary for the economic, efcient and effective utilisation of
resources to achieve the objectives of their respective programmes.
8.2.3 Communication with Stakeholders. Defence ofcials appear regularly before relevant
Parliamentary committees on instruction of the Minister to explain departmental plans,
programmes and budgets (including resource management policies) as well as account for
performance. All media enquiries are answered through a corporate communication service.
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