Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

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SUBPROGRAMME: SANDF COMMAND
AND CONTROL
Overview
The Ofce of the C SANDF accomplished all the
set objectives and targets for the year under review.
Excellent strategic direction and execution of
command and control over the SANDF forces took
place, enhanced through regular staff visits to the
SANDF contingents supporting the peace missions
and operational deployments within the borders of
South Africa.
invitation, he also visited the Chief of Staff of the
Cuban Defence Force.
Foreign Dignitaries Received in the RSA. The
C SANDF hosted foreign dignitaries during FY
2008/09; namely: the Chiefs of the Singapore
Defence Force and the Lesotho Defence Force,
as well as the Chiefs of Staff of the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC) Armed Forces and the
French Defence Force. In addition, he hosted
several Chiefs of Defence Forces during their
attendance of the Africa Aerospace and Defence
Exhibition 2008.
The C SANDF devoted his efforts during the
past year towards advancing defence diplomacy
and multilateral initiatives of the AU and SADC.
Internally, the C SANDF was fully engaged in the
Government Programme of Action requirements,
with full participation in the monthly clusters, as
well as the Forum of SA Director-Generals.
The SANDF external missions were conducted
employing the “Core Growth - One Force” concept,
with about 2 900 Regular and Reserve members
deployed in seven peace support operations and
three general assistance operations. These took
place in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan,
Burundi, Ethiopia/Eritrea, Uganda/Southern
Sudan, Central African Republic and Nepal.
Internally, several missions in support of other
Government departments were conducted, with
emphasis on safety and security support, searchand-rescue,
disaster aid and relief, and borderline
control. On average, 195 SANDF members were
deployed daily in support of the SAPS along the
South African/Zimbabwean international border.
These deployments were scheduled to be terminated
by the end of March 2009.
However, on 16 March 2009, a verbal instruction
was received from the Minister of Defence to put
the withdrawal of SANDF troops from the Republic
of South Africa (RSA)/Zimbabwean international
border on hold until further notice. The SANDF
provided safety and security support in preparation
for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010
FIFA World Cup.
Foreign Engagements Undertaken to Strengthen
Ties and Advance Defence Diplomacy. The
C SANDF visited three African Defence Forces
namely: Angola, Uganda and Botswana. On
African Chiefs of Defence Engagements
towards Harmonisation of Common Policy
and Interoperability. The C SANDF attended
two Inter-State Defence and Security Committee
Meetings for African Chiefs of Defence Forces.
Government Programme of Action Engagements
to Implement Government Priorities. The C
SANDF attended several engagements during the
period under review, namely: the Forum of South
African Director-Generals (FOSAD) Workshop, the
Cabinet Lekgotla, the IRPS Workshop, as well as the
National Security Cluster and FOSAD Workshop.
DOD and SANDF Command and Control.
To improve the Command and Control in the
SANDF, the C SANDF visited deployed SANDF
forces in Burundi and Sudan in April 2008, and the
DRC, Burundi and Sudan in December 2008. He
participated in a Workshop on Discipline in the
SANDF and conducted the SANDF Strategic Work
session in July 2008. Continued progress was made
with the reshaping, restructuring, re-equipping and
repositioning of the SANDF.
Through the Subprogramme SANDF Command
and Control, the C SANDF has, despite all the
challenges that have confronted it, continued to
provide relevant and timeous military advice to
the Minister of Defence while, at the same time
effectively executing command and control of the
SANDF.
Output Detail
Table 2.4 below provides details on the SANDF
Command and Control Subprogramme outputs,
performance measures and targets specied in the
output table in the DOD’s Strategic Business Plan
FY 2008/09.
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