Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| Chapter 2 - Programme 1: Administration |
Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008
| Department of Defence |
Table 2.5 Policy and Planning Outputs for FY 2007/08 (continued)
Output Performance Measure Target Actual Achievement
Multilateral Security
Policy
Defence Matériel
Resource Policy
Implemented the
relevant policies with
regard to the deployment
Continued monitoring of
external deployments as
per SBP FY 2007/08
Render policy advice
to Government and
the DOD on defence
matériel resources
Obtain Presidential authorisation
and approval with regard to external
deployments from April 2007 to
March 2008
Provide advice on specific matériel
resources policy-related matters
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Obtained Presidential authorisation
and Cabinet approval for the
SANDF assistance to Uganda for
technical assistance in the destruction
of explosives and ammunition
(Presidential Minute 577 of 2007,
dated 29 October 2007, and Cabinet
Memorandum 21 of 2007, dated 30
October 2007).
Obtained Presidential authorisation
and Cabinet approval for a changeover
from the AU mandate to the
AU/UN Hybrid Mission in Darfur
(Sudan) from 31 December 2007.
(Presidential Minute 592 of 2007,
dated 12 November 2007, and Cabinet
Memorandum 22 of 2007, dated
7 November 2007).
Seven Cabinet Memoranda and
Presidential Minutes were drawn up
and submitted for the extension of
all external deployments for the next
financial year, until 31 March 2008.
The IRPS Cluster approved this on
5 February 2008. All memoranda are
dated 7 February 2008. The missions
are:
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Operation VIMBEZELA in the
CAR (Cabinet Memo 3 of 2008);
Operation MISTRAL in the DRC
as part of MONUC (Cabinet
Memo 4 of 2008);
Operation TEUTONIC as part of
SSR in the DRC (Cabinet Memo
5 of 2008);
Operation ESPRESSO – observer
mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
(Cabinet Memo 9 of 2008);
Operation INDULI – UN
political mission in Nepal (UN-
MIN) (Cabinet Memo 6 of 2008);
Operation CORDITE – AU/UN
hybrid mission in Darfur (UNA-
MID) (Cabinet Memo 8 of 2008);
Operation BONGANE – AU
mission in Northern Uganda/
Southern Sudan) (Cabinet Memo
7 of 2008).
Operation THEBE – Completed
and submitted Presidential Minute
and Cabinet Memorandum for
the deployment of the SANDF to
assist with capacity building of the
DRC Defence Force (FARDC). The
Presidential Minute is not signed due
to unavailability of funds. (Cabinet
Memorandum 2 of 2008, dated 6
February 2008, was submitted.)
Completed and submitted Presidential
Minute and Cabinet Memorandum for
the redeployment, at short notice, of 15
members of the SANDF to the CAR
for protection of the President of the
CAR until 31 July 2008. Documents
were submitted on 14 March 2008.