Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

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REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER
for the year ended 31 March 2008 (continued)
Transferee
Safety and
Security
Education
and Training
Authority
(SASSETA)
Special Defence
Account
Regional Services
Councils
Household
Employer Social
Benefits – Cash
Resident.
Reason for
Payment
To subsidise the
administrative
expenditure of the
SASSETA, which
acts as the Sector
Educational and
Training Authority
(SETA) for Defence
in terms of the Skills
Development Act
No. 97 of 1998.
To acquire procure
and develop
armament and
technology.
To honour the
Department’s
obligation to
Regional Services
Councils in terms of
the Regional Services
Councils Act
(Act No. 109 of
1985).
To cover the cost
of employment
benefits due to DOD
members being
separated from the
department through
the Mobility Exit
Mechanism.
Accountability
Arrangements
Audited financial statements
for the financial year
2006/07 were submitted
according to payment
conditions.
Under control of the
Accounting Officer of the
Department of Defence.
Financial statements are
attached to this report.
Payment takes place in
terms of the relevant tariffs
laid down by each Regional
Services Council. As
announced by the Minister
of Finance these transfers
were stopped on 30 June
2006, but an amount of
Rm36,710 was still owed by
the Department of Defence
to the Regional Service
councils.
Approved by the Minister
of Defence.
Voted
2007/08
Rm
Expenditure
2007/08
Rm
8,391 7,729
9 079,260 8 235,711
36,710 36,710
170,036 170,036
TOTAL 9 771,995 8 926,890
7. Public private partnerships
7.1 No formal Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been concluded in the DOD. The following
progress are reported regarding identified PPP projects:
7.1.1 SA Air Force. The DOD is still in the process of appointing a transaction advisor to conduct a
feasibility study with respect to the viability for the commercial co-use of Air Force Base Ysterplaat
in Cape Town.
227 Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008
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