Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

| Department of Defence |
Botswana followed by a map exercise in Angola,
and reconnaissance for the command post exercise
in Mozambique.
boards will be erected, indicating that the area is still
under the control of the SANDF and trespassers
will be prosecuted.
| Programme 8: Force Employment |
Members of the Joint-Operations Division actively
participated in Defence Committees, the relevant
SADC meetings and other foreign visits contributing
to peace, security and stability in the SADC Region.
The Memorandum of Understanding for Operation
CORDITE (Support to the UN Mission in Sudan),
accommodating the change from an AU to UN
mission, is in the process of being signed. However,
the UN honours the unsigned Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with regard to troop-cost
reimbursement to the RSA, but does not reimburse
for major equipment and self-sustainment. The
MOU between the RSA and the AU for Operation
CURRICULUM (Support to the AU Special Task
Force in Burundi), is in the nal stages of being
signed.
Despite various interventions at Head of State and
political-level with the Sudanese Government, the
SANDF continued to experience delays in getting
authorisation for sustainment ights. This impeded
the sustainment of the SANDF contingent deployed
in the Sudan. As directed by the Chief of the
SANDF, the mandate for Operation VIMBEZELA
(military assistance to the CAR), was revised with
instructions for the SANDF’s further involvement.
The security situation in the eastern DRC is delaying
the completion of the integration process, and
the Identication and Registration Teams from
Operation TEUTONIC cannot continue with
the process. In general, the shortage of specialist
(technical staff) and support personnel as provided
by Services and Divisions, negatively affected
the employment of personnel in all the missions,
resulting in contingents not being fully-staffed.
The SANDF’s non-compliance with the MOUs’
minimum standards of serviceability of major
equipment, resulted in the RSA being denied full
reimbursement for major equipment. Furthermore,
at Ministerial-level, progress to secure additional
funding for Operation KGWELE is progressing
well. A total of 178 Reserves (excluding Reserves
in deployments) were utilised mainly in a supportive
role in the preparation for Operation KGWELE.
The outstanding land claim in the Madimbo Corridor
is threatening to disrupt Special Forces’ training
activities. The claimant community has started
moving into the training area. Unexploded ordnance
could result in the loss of life if unsuspecting
civilians wander through shooting ranges. Notice
Despite the fact that the SANDF is a contingencybased
organisation and does not always render
direct service to the public, the involvement of
the SANDF in both internal operations in the
RSA and external operations in the rest of Africa
,is regarded as a great success. The contribution to
and effect of the involvement of the SANDF in
the SADC Region cannot be underestimated. The
SANDF has had to operate in a rapidly changing,
difcult and at times adverse environment, in which
it was crucial that it conducted its business in the
most economical, efcient and effective manner.
The Force Employment Programme utilised all its
resources efciently and achieved the objectives set
for the FY 2008/09.
Purpose of the Programme
The Joint-Operations Division provides and employs
defence capabilities, including an operational
capability, to successfully conduct all operations and
joint, interdepartmental and multinational military
exercises.
Subprogrammes
• Strategic Direction formulates and controls
strategies, policies and plans for the deployment
of forces.
• Operational Direction provides operational
direction to joint and multinational task forces
and joint-tactical headquarters by means of
operational-level headquarters.
• Special Operations provides and employs a
special operations capability within the approved
Special Forces mandate for the SANDF.
• Regional Security provides for the deployment
of forces in support of South Africa’s
commitment to peace – regionally, continentally
and globally.
• Support to the People provides for the internal
deployment of forces in support of the SAPS
and other government departments.
• Defence Capability Management provides
for joint, interdepartmental and multinational
military force preparation exercises.
Measurable Objectives
• Providing special operations capability in
accordance with national requirements.
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