Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009
Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009
Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009
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| <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Defence</strong> |<br />
| Programme 1: <strong>Defence</strong> Administration |<br />
SUBPROGRAMME: DEFENCE<br />
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS<br />
Overview<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, the Minister <strong>of</strong> <strong>Defence</strong> approved the<br />
<strong>Defence</strong> International Affairs Division with effect<br />
from <strong>2008</strong>. As a result, the Directorate Foreign<br />
Relations Policy migrated from the <strong>Defence</strong><br />
Policy, Strategy and Planning Division to <strong>Defence</strong><br />
International Affairs Division in the FY <strong>2008</strong>/09.<br />
This Division is mandated to provide defence<br />
international affairs’ strategic direction, establish<br />
bilateral and multilateral relations in the eld<br />
<strong>of</strong> defence, as well as provide specialist advice<br />
and support on international legal instruments.<br />
Notwithstanding the envisaged changes to the<br />
structure necessitated by its responsibilities, the<br />
Division was able to achieve its intended objectives.<br />
The Division was actively involved and instrumental<br />
in the following areas:<br />
• Advising the Minister and the DOD on key<br />
<strong>Defence</strong> International Affairs’ Policy issues<br />
• Participated in the activities <strong>of</strong> various<br />
multilateral organisations like the AU, SADC<br />
and the UN.<br />
• Servicing various standing international<br />
legal instruments such as the Bi-National<br />
Commissions, <strong>Defence</strong> Co-operation<br />
Agreements and Memoranda <strong>of</strong> Understanding<br />
(MOUs) with other countries. These countries<br />
include the United States <strong>of</strong> America, France,<br />
the Ukraine, Argentina, Sweden, the United<br />
Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Germany,<br />
India, Brazil, Zambia, Jordan, Lesotho, Tunisia<br />
and the Democratic Republic <strong>of</strong> Congo.<br />
• Facilitated the processing and signing <strong>of</strong> defence<br />
co-operation agreements and Memoranda <strong>of</strong><br />
Understanding with countries such as Benin,<br />
Brazzaville in Congo, Indonesia, Malawi,<br />
Senegal, United Kingdom and Ethiopia.<br />
The Division’s operational realities point to a<br />
requirement for added capacity. To address this<br />
challenge, the Division is currently engaged in a<br />
work-study process to bring its capacity on par with<br />
the demands <strong>of</strong> the Division.<br />
Measurable Objective<br />
The <strong>Defence</strong> International Affairs Subprogramme<br />
manages all <strong>Defence</strong> International Affairs and<br />
related activities.<br />
Output Detail<br />
Table 2.6 <strong>Defence</strong> International Affairs’ Division Output for FY<strong>2008</strong>/09<br />
Output<br />
<strong>Defence</strong> Policy<br />
advice and policy<br />
support to the<br />
DOD<br />
Performance<br />
Measure<br />
Timelines,<br />
relevance and<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> policy<br />
advice and support<br />
to the DOD<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Target<br />
DOD foreign<br />
relations activities<br />
alignment with<br />
South African<br />
Foreign, <strong>Defence</strong><br />
and Security<br />
policies and<br />
ongoing <strong>Defence</strong><br />
Co-operation<br />
plans with key<br />
international<br />
partners<br />
Table 2.6 below provides details on the <strong>Defence</strong><br />
International Affairs output, performance measures<br />
and targets specied in the output table in the DOD<br />
Strategic Business Plan FY <strong>2008</strong>/09.<br />
Actual Target<br />
Achievement<br />
Ensured DOD foreign<br />
relations’ activities<br />
alignment with South<br />
African Foreign, <strong>Defence</strong><br />
and Security policy and<br />
ongoing <strong>Defence</strong> Cooperation<br />
plans with key<br />
international partners<br />
Engaged actively in AU,<br />
SADC, other global fora<br />
and bilateral meetings<br />
(Def Coms) in pursuit <strong>of</strong><br />
defence interests<br />
Reason(s) for<br />
Over/Under<br />
Achievement<br />
Achieved<br />
Instrumental in various<br />
interdepartmental<br />
meetings and provided<br />
input and advice on key<br />
defence international<br />
affairs<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> FY <strong>2008</strong> - <strong>2009</strong><br />
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