Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

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Chapter 2
Programme 1: Defence Administration
INTRODUCTION
The primary objective of this programme is to
oversee the activities of the DOD through policy
development and monitoring, provision of strategic
direction and organising the DOD in terms of
its structure and force design, to achieve its set
defence objectives. The Defence Administration is
in alignment with all the Strategic Output and the
Strategic Objectives for FY 2008/09.
The Defence Administration Programme provides
services in the form of directives in the area of
ministerial direction. This is the responsibility of the
Minister of Defence (MOD), while departmental
direction is the responsibility of the Secretary for
Defence (Sec Def). The Defence Administration
consists of the following subprogrammes
(Divisions):
• Ministerial Direction
• Departmental Direction*
• Policy and Planning (Defence Policy, Strategy
and Planning)*
•
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Defence International Affairs*
• Financial Services*
• Acquisition Services (Defence Matériel)*
• Supply-Chain Integration*
• Defence Enterprise Information System
Management*
• Inspection Services (Inspector-General of the
DOD)*
• Human Resource Support Services*
• Defence Legal Services*
The following subprogrammes within the
Defence Administration Programme fall within
the responsibilities of the South African National
Defence Force (SANDF):
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The Minister of Defence approved the establishment of
the Defence International Affairs as a subprogramme on
1 April 2008. A function separation and shift took place during
FY 2008/09 from the Defence Policy, Strategy and Planning
Division to the newly-established and approved International
Affairs Division. In the Estimate of National Expenditure
(ENE), the Policy and Planning allocation includes funding for
the Defence International Affairs for the Second Quarter FY
2008/09.
* Defence Secretariat
• SANDF Command and Control
• Corporate Staff Ofce
• Military Policy, Strategy and Planning Ofce
• Religious Services
• Defence Corporate Communication
• Defence Reserve Direction
• Defence Foreign Relations
The annual reports of individual subprogrammes are
presented below according to their respective order
of appearance as in the DOD Strategic Business
Plan for the Financial Year 2008/09.
PURPOSE
The Defence Administration Programme provides
administrative support, policy development and
overall management to the DOD.
OUTPUT
The main output of the Defence Administration
Programme are defence policy advice, providing
strategic direction through resource allocation advice,
corporate plans, reports and ministerial direction. In
addition, it provides specic operational output for
services and divisions in the DOD.
SUBPROGRAMME: MINISTERIAL
DIRECTION
Overview
In the year under review, the Minister of Defence
has consistently continued to uphold and full
the DOD’s mission, to defend and protect the
sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the
Republic, as well as to support the people of South
Africa. This has been done through the maintenance
of cost-effective defence capabilities, in order to
successfully undertake operations as ordered and
funded by Government. Under the direction of the
Minister, the DOD has, through various efforts,
contributed to global security and peace. These
include participation in defence-related bilateral and
multilateral engagements as well as the deployment
of the SANDF in peacekeeping missions. As per
Cabinet instruction, the Minister has ensured that
the SANDF’s routine internal deployments are
gradually reduced, but has maintained sufcient
19 Annual Report FY 2008 - 2009
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