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Defence attaches and foreign military representatives
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen
Welcome to the inaugural Aerospace and Defence Masterplan webinar. The subject of the future of the aerospace and defence industry has seldom been more relevant as defence budget cuts and the precarious situation at Denel have wide-reaching consequences for the sector as a whole. On top of this, the COVID-19 pandemic has strained the industry further.
The need for a strong and healthy defence force is clear, especially as the coronavirus pandemic continues and an insurgency brews next door. As a possible third wave of the virus looms, the South African National Defence Force may once again be called in to assist with the state of national disaster, supporting the National Health Department, enforcing lockdown regulations, providing quarantine facilities, establishing roadblocks and testing and screening people.
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Secretary for Defence Gladys Kudjoe.
defenceWeb’s first major foray into the world of virtual conferencing takes place tomorrow – Tuesday, 25 May – with more than 270 signed up to hear views and opinions from some top people in the South African aerospace and defence sectors.
The headline attraction in terms of speakers lined up for the inaugural defenceWebinar is Gladys Sonto Kudjoe, who took over from long-serving Sam Gulube as Secretary for Defence in Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Defence and Military Veterans’ Ministry last August.
The man currently occupying the hot seat at the SA Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (better known by the AMD acronym), Sandile Ndlovu, will provide those attending insight into the local defence industry’s role in execution of the 2020 Aerospace and Defence Sector Masterplan.
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Secretary for Defence Gladys Sonto Kudjoe.
Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Department of Defence (DoD) and its operating arm – the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) – regularly bemoan a lack of funding hampering ability and capacity to execute official taskings.
Yesterday’s release of national and provincial government audits as per the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) by Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke shows the defence sector of the public service is not entirely above blame for the way it spends at least some of the close to R50 billion allocated by National Treasury.
Among others, her report notes R.19 billion in irregular expenditure incurred on ongoing multi-year contracts awarded in prior years. The main reason for non-compliance found by Auditor General personnel is related to non-compliance with legislation restricting overspending on the budget for employee compensation. Compensation of employees (CoE) is the major co