November - Department of Defence

DOD trains inspectorsof the Angolan ArmedForcesBy L Cpl Ally RakomaPhoto: F Sgt DavidNomtshongwanaArchbishop Desmond Tutuonce said: "Despite all theghastliness that is around,human beings are made of goodnessand Godliness - the onesthat ought to be held in highregard are not the ones whohave military prowess or economic prosperity,but the ones who have committed totry to make the world a better place."With a view to exploring ways andmeans of reviving Angola, the meetingbetween the former Minister ofDefence, Mr Mosiuoa Lekota, and hiscounterpart from the Angolan ArmedForces, Gen Kunai Paihama, on 1November 2007, has made positivestrides and has fulfilled a number ofobjectives to achieve human securityand defence and promote democraticpractices and good governance.On 25 September 2008 SA Soldiervisited a group of eight delegates fromthe Angolan Armed Forces' InspectorGeneral who are attending thePerformance Audit Inspectors Coursepresented by the RSA InspectorGeneral Department of Defence (IGDOD) at the SA Army College inThaba Tshwane. The IG DOD, as partof the DOD structure to provide skillsbasedcapability, has advanced broadlyin paying attention to creating anefficient DOD administration andgood governance.On our arrival we witnessed firsthand the IG DOD mission in practiceand the ideal of brotherhood betweenSouth Africa and Angola. We conversedwith the course leader, ColAntonio Andre, the Chief of Staff:Directorate Performance Audit. Hegave us a briefing on the PerformanceAudit Inspectors Course and said thatit was designed especially for theAngolan Armed Forces Inspectors andis presented in Portuguese."The course comprises theory andpractice. We teach them performanceaudit, introduction to internal audit, aThe second in command of the Inspector General Angolan Army, Brig GenJulio Chipa (left), and the course leader, Col Antonio Andre, the Chief ofStaff: Directorate Performance Audit, during the interview with SA Soldier.quality manual based on ISO 90001,report analysis, anti-corruption andanti-fraud techniques. We also teachthem how to audit combat readinessby means of the effectiveness moduleat the Institution of MaritimeTechnology in Cape Town," said ColAndre.Having witnessed the mission inpractice, we caught up with theInspector General, Angolan ArmedForces, Gen Sapilinha Sambalanga. Heexpressed his gratitude to the SA DODand SANDF for being a force for goodand for helping brother countries likeAngola become experts in meeting thedefence and security challenges."South Africa is well developed andevery structure in place so that civilcontrol is effective. We decided to sendour inspectors to be trained by the IGDOD so that we could implement thesame system and control in our armedforces by means of inspection, auditing,monitoring and evaluating ourDOD," said Gen Sambalanga.We also interviewed one of the delegateson course, Brig Gen Julio Chipa,2IC: IG Angolan Army. He had this tosay: "Angola is on its way to recovery,reconstruction and development.Countries like South Africa havedemonstrated their commitment to theconsolidation and well-being of its citizensand good governance. The mostsuccessful nations are driven by goodvalues with an enhanced capacity fordevelopment, such as creating efficientadministration and institutional cooperationbetween government, securitysectors and business sectors. As IGdelegates on course we are going totake what we have learnt at the IGDOD and integrate the components tosuit our system in order to create efficientpractices and good administration,"said Brig Gen Chipa.NO VEMB ER 2 0 0 8 • S A S O L D I E R15