Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

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Table 2.5 Policy and Planning Outputs for FY 2007/08 (continued)
Output Performance Measure Target Actual Achievement
Multilateral
and bilateral
engagements
Defence operational
commitments
Participation in AU,
SADC and other global
forums
Signed Memoranda
of Understanding:
Correct procedures
of deployment for
peacekeeping missions
Participated in various
interdepartmental meetings and
provided input and advice on key
Defence Foreign Relations policy
issues
Participated in various
interdepartmental meetings and
provided input and advice on key
operations policy issues
In managing external relations, the
Division undertook 12 engagements
inside and outside South Africa. Twelve
agreements were signed between
different countries and organisations
and nine were in the process of being
finalised during the period under
review. These agreements include
memoranda of understanding (MOUs)
with Spain, Korea, Namibia, Lesotho
and Jordan. Agreements were also
signed with Tanzania, Ghana and
Zimbabwe.
Eight agreements with different
countries and organisations are being
drafted.
This includes MOUs with the
AU, Peru, Sudan and Burundi on
defence cooperation. It also includes
agreements with Ghana, Gabon,
Malawi and Congo-Brazzaville.
Defence cooperation agreements were
signed with the Governments of the
following countries:
• Central African Republic on
11 February 2007. MOU
concerning building of OR
Tambo School of Leadership with
Uganda on 6 March 2007.
• Letter of Assist with UN
regarding MONUC on provision
of helicopter services in the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo in January 2007.
The DODI on the Establishment of
a South African Military Assistance
and Training Team (SAMATT) was
presented to the Plenary Defence Staff
Council on 16 July 2007 and again on
17 September 2007. This was done
with cooperation between Directorate:
Operations Policy and Directorate:
Strategic Planning.
The DOD internal deployment
according to Proclamation R34, for
internal deployments in support of
the SAPS, was queried in terms of
the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of
2002) and Constitution of the Republic
of South Africa, and legal opinion was
obtained from Defence Legal Services.
Drafting of the new proclamation
in cooperation with the SAPS is in
progress.
Inputs were prepared and provided
for the updating of the White Paper
on South Africa’s Participation in
International Peace Missions under the
chair of the Department of Foreign
Affairs. This includes the legal process
for obtaining national approval for
SANDF deployments.
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