South Africa

The Department of Defence Annual Performance Plan 2016 discusses the measures local authorities have taken in order to help National Defence Force’s to achieve their mandate as this is described by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act No. 108 of 1996, Section 200).

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The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans constituted the Defence Review Committee and mandated it to look critically at South Africa’s defence policy, given the rapid and fundamental changes that have occurred in the strategic environment over the last number of years. To this end, the Committee embarked on a diagnostic of the current defence function and analysed the strategic role that the Defence Force plays.

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It is required by the SA Defence Review 2014 that the DOD Extended Long-term Defence Development Plan consists of the military strategy, force design, force structure, capability strategy and acquisition plan to achieve the Defence Strategic Trajectory, inclusive of an aligned funding trajectory, integrated within the government and departmental planning, budgeting and reporting cycle. The SA Defence Review 2014 maps out five strategic planning baselines as firm foundations to direct the development of the Defence Strategic Trajectory for the restoration of South Africa’s defence capability. These baselines locate five milestones within the Extended Long-term Defence Development Plan that is aligned with the government MTSF. An overview of the five milestone requirements as per the SA Defence Review 2014 is provided hereunder. This strategic plan (2015-2020) locates itself within the parameters of milestone one of the SA Defence Review 2014.