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D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C EThe signing of the Performance Agreement between thePresident and the Minister was facilitated to commencethe implementation of Outcome 11. This process wasfollowed by a delivery agreement which defined theoutputs, key activities and inputs that described rolesand responsibilities against timelines and budgets ofICTS Cluster departments.Defence-related and security inputs were provided tothe Presidency and to various Clusters for incorporationinto the State of the Nation Address (SONA).In collaboration with other organs of state, the DODcontributed substantially towards the achievement ofnational priorities and provided progress reports on obligationsarising from Clusters on time.S e r v i c e s R e n d e r e dThe services rendered by the DOD are detailed in Chaptersfour to eleven of this document.N e w S e r v i c e s o r O u t p u t s t o b eS c a l e d U pNew Services/Outputs to be Scaled Up are described inAppendix E of this document.S e r v i c e s D i s c o n t i n u e d / S c a l e dD o w n o r S u s p e n d e dServices Discontinued/Scaled Down or Suspended aredescribed in Appendix E of this document.L o s s e s a n d D a m a g e sDuring the year under review, the Minister’s task team investigatedmatters of efficiency and effectiveness with respect tothe utilisation of resources. A report containing 134 recommendationswas presented and adopted for implementationduring the coming financial year. These initiatives will significantlylimit losses and damages in the years to come.Excluding the write-offs of the portion on the long outstandingunauthorised expenditure and other prescribed debts, thisexpenditure was reduced from Rm49,5 to Rm 30,5.E v e n t s a f t e r t h e A c c o u n t i n g D a t eThere were no events after the accounting date.ANNUAL REPORT FY 2010/2011 13