Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

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Table 2.4 SANDF Command and Control Outputs for FY 2007/08
Output Performance Measure Target Actual Achievement
Military policy
advice to the
Minister of
Defence
Strategic direction
to the SANDF
Quality of military advice Full client satisfaction The Chief of the SANDF gave
policy advice on military matters to
the Minister through the Council on
Defence and other forums convened.
Operational readiness of
the SANDF
Degree of success of
ordered operations
SUBPROGRAMME POLICY AND
PLANNING (DEFENCE POLICY,
STRATEGY AND PLANNING)
Overview
An exciting development, which came close to
reaching finality, was the reconstruction of the entire
Department of Defence, with the Defence Policy,
Strategy and Planning Division being no exception.
The new structure is finalised; the challenge now
is financing, equipping and staffing the structure.
The Division is now known as the Defence Policy,
Strategy and Planning Division. However, the
approval of the structure has seen certain functions
migrating from the Division to other Services
and Divisions and certain functions have been
recognised as important outputs of the Division
by capacitating them with reasonable structures to
carry those functions.
Readiness maintained in accordance
with the force employment
guidelines through the Military
Command Council
The Chief of the SANDF has ensured
the SANDF’s readiness through the
strategic direction provided at the
Military Command Council meetings.
The Chief of the SANDF directed the
maintenance of readiness levels and
force preparation in accordance with
force employment guidelines.
The SANDF was therefore able to
comply with the readiness levels for
peace support operations as well as
internal deployments in support of
State departments. Detailed reports
under Programmes 2 to 8.
Operations conducted successfully Achieved.
Deployment of mission-ready SANDF
forces took place as ordered and within
the time frame. The SANDF deployed
2 500 members on six peace support
operations, six military assistance
missions and three internal operations.
Detailed report under Programme 8,
Force Employment.
Operation BATA, the SANDF
emergency response to the Department
of Health during the public sector
labour action from
2 to 28 June 2007, was successfully
executed. Parliament, the Cabinet
and the Minister of Public Service
and Administration acknowledged the
excellent performance of the SANDF.
The Defence Policy, Strategy and Planning Division’s
core objectives were successfully implemented
and have ensured that defence policy, strategy,
plans, reports and departmental instructions for
the Department of Defence are fully aligned with
Government policy and the defence needs of
South Africa. The Division provides administrative
support and professional advice on national security
policy matters and coordinates the strategic direction
process by developing, formulating, monitoring
and adapting defence policy, strategy and plans in
accordance with national policy.
Various interventions aimed at improving the
quality of reporting were introduced. This involved
monitoring and evaluation, which focused on a
multi-pronged approach to ensure a qualificationfree
audit. Research and analytical support to defence
policy and planning activities has been provided
during the period under review.
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