Defence Cluster Parliament of RSA

MEDIA STATEMENT COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANS ADOPTS BUDGET VOTE 26 mailchi.mp/b22272c24298/c… @ParliamentofRSA @SANDF_ZA @VeteransZA

MEDIA STATEMENT COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE ADOPTS BUDGET VOTE 23| mailchi.mp/a7b983104865/c… @ParliamentofRSA @SANDF_ZA @ArmscorSoc @DenelSOC @CapeTownCastle

Ms Mafu says, unlike other departments, the DMV is politically charged.She noted that military veterans, as the department’s stakeholders, sometimes apply pressure to the extent of seeking to co-administer the department.

The Acting Director-General, Ms Nontobeko Mafu, says the DMV is facing funding challenges and that in the last financial year, the DMV ran out of funds for pension benefits in September and had to reprioritise internally to continue payments until the end of the financial year.

The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans is considering the Department of Military Veterans’ (DMV) Annual Performance Plan. @ParliamentofRSA @SANDF_ZA

📍The stage is set for the Taking Parliament to the People programme in North West. The weeklong programme will be held under the theme: Celebrating 30 Years of the Constitution: Deepening Participatory Democracy for Service Delivery. Taking Parliament to the People advances the constitutional mandate of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in terms of Section 72 of the Constitution, which requires Parliament to facilitate public participation and conduct its business in an open and transparent manner. #Parliament2ThePeople #7thParliament 🇿🇦

📍NCOP TAKES PARLIAMENT TO KENNETH KAUNDA DISTRICT COMMUNITIES IN NORTH-WEST The National Council of Provinces (NCOP), led by its Chairperson, Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, will take its flagship public participation and oversight programme, Taking Parliament to the People (TPTTP), to the Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in North West from 12 to 15 May 2026. The weeklong programme will be held under the theme: Celebrating 30 Years of the Constitution: Deepening Participatory Democracy for Service Delivery. TPTTP advances the NCOP’s constitutional mandate in terms of Section 72, which requires Parliament to facilitate public participation and conduct its business openly and transparently. As the House representing provincial and local interests at the national level, the NCOP plays a unique and critical role in South Africa’s democracy. Its core functions include oversight over local and provincial government; cooperative governance and protecting provincial interests. The NCOP acts as a bridge, ensuring that provincial and local concerns inform national policy and legislation. The TPTTP creates a direct platform for this collaboration, bringing all three spheres to the same table, with the same communities. Through the TPTTP, delegates to the NCOP assess service delivery challenges first-hand and hold government leaders accountable. The TPTTP programme, therefore, is not merely a public dialogue but a constitutional exercise in participatory democracy, accountability and cooperative governance. It brings democracy to life at the grassroots level by enabling citizens to voice their concerns and contribute directly to decision-making processes. It also provides a unique platform for all three spheres of government – national, provincial and local – to engage collectively on service delivery challenges and policy matters affecting communities. Communities in Kenneth Kaunda and surrounding municipalities will engage directly with government leaders on key service delivery issues, including local economic development and job creation; infrastructure maintenance (water and sanitation, roads, electricity, human settlements, health and mining); as well as financial management and governance. The programme will feature public hearings, site visits to service delivery hotspots and direct engagement with permanent delegates to the NCOP, ministers, members of Provincial Legislatures (MPLs) and councillors. It will culminate in an address delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the NCOP on Friday, 15 May 2026. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and raise issues affecting their communities. DETAILS OF THE FIVE-DAY PROGRAMME ARE AS FOLLOWS: Date: Tuesday 12 to Friday 15 May 2026 Time: 09:00 – 17:00 (daily, with specific session times to be confirmed) Venue: Spirit Word House, Old Drive-in site, Off N12 Highway, Stilfontein ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Members of the joint Standing Committee on Defence and the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans during a visit to the Air Force Base in Durban as part of its oversight into the @SANDF_ZA facilities. @ParliamentofRSA

MEDIA STATEMENT DEFENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON TROUBLED BY BURGLARY AT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE TEKBASE IN TSHWANE mailchi.mp/463423ba6816/d… @ParliamentofRSA @SANDF_ZA

SAS AMATOLA departed Naval Base Durban for Simon's Town this morning, arriving this Saturday morning, capping an epic three month deployment that saw her visit India, China, Malaysia, Kenya and Tanzania. Bet crew and families are equally excited!

The Co-Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Mr Phiroane Phala, delivered his concluding remarks following a walkabout inspection of the facilities.

The Co-Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Dr Malusi Gigaba said until governance issues are ironed out, lack of seamless cooperation between Defence role players will continue.

Members of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence today visited the Sandock Austral Shipyard in Durban. @ParliamentofRSA @SAShipyards @SANDF_ZA @ArmscorSoc

MEDIA STATEMENT DEFENCE COMMITTEES COMMEND DENEL AEROSPACE FOR OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND STABILITY mailchi.mp/110a3309e12a/d… @ParliamentofRSA @DenelSOC @SANDF_ZA

MEDIA ALERT: DEFENCE COMMITTEES TO VISIT SA SHIPYARD AND NAVAL BASE IN DURBAN mailchi.mp/c6d5ecf33890/m… @ParliamentofRSA @SANDF_ZA

These challenges are clear and ongoing. They are mainly due to a lack of maintenance, shortages of spare parts, and delays or gaps in acquisition underpinned by severe funding constraints says Mr Phala

Mr Phala says that over the past two years, both Committees have identified serious constraints affecting the South African Air Force and the South African Navy.

Members of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence today kicked off their oversight visit to Denel Aerospace at its Kempton Park campus. @ParliamentofRSA @SANDF_ZA