FY2006/07 to FY2008/09 - Department of Defence

chapter 1capabilities by means of quality command andcontrol, by developing the people and byimproving the equipment and facilities of theDOD.Implementing the "One-force Concept" by adequatelyresourcing and utilising both the regularand the reserve components, as well as byrejuvenating and rightsizing the humanresource composition of the DOD.MINISTER OF DEFENCE'S STRATEGICGUIDELINES - FY2006/07The Department has to align itself with the followingtasks related to promoting collective security in theregion and on the continent: To Enhance and Maintain ComprehensiveDefence Capabilities. Although there is currentlyno external conventional military threatagainst South Africa, the volatility and uncertaintyin a changing world dictates that theSANDF must maintain its conventional capabilities. To Promote Peace, Security and Stability inthe Region, the Continent and the Globe. TheDOD is to work towards the implementation ofa Common African Defence and SecurityPolicy (CADSP). The DOD has to align itselfwith tasks related to promoting collective securityin the region, the continent and the entireworld. To Create a Nodal Point for the Region. Thenodal point within the DOD through which theactivities for the region can be effectively andefficiently co-ordinated must be created. The SADC Strategic Indicative Plan. Theaction plan finalised by the Departments ofForeign Affairs and Defence on SADC StrategicIndicative Plan of the Organ on Politics,Defence and Security Co-operation must beimplemented. To Support the People of South Africa. TheSANDF must continue its phased withdrawalfrom internal involvement in support of theSAPS, which has to be completed by April2009. However, it will plan and prepare tosupport and secure major events such as YouthDay, Women's Day, Heritage Day,Reconciliation Day and others wheneverrequired. Defence Co-operation and Assistance.Countries within the region are to receive prioritywithin the milieu of defence bilateral relations. Governance and Accountability. The Secretaryfor Defence and the Chief of the South AfricanNational Defence Force must ensure appropriatecapacity to discharge their responsibilitiesas prescribed by the Constitution.Resource Management. An effective, efficientand credible resource management systemsuch as human resources, logistic resources,information resources, facility resources andStrategic Defence Packages must be institutedat all levels in order to manage and eradicatestructural and management inefficiencies withinthe processes and systems of the DOD.Review of the White Paper on Defence and theDefence Review. The White Paper on Defenceand the Defence Review must be reviewedevery five years.ALIGNMENT WITH CABINETPRIORITIESThe DOD is a member of three Clusters: InternationalRelations, Peace and Security (IRPS) Cluster, Justice,Crime Prevention and Safety (JCPS) Cluster, and theGovernance and Administration (G&A) Cluster. TheDOD's Strategic Plan therefore makes provision formeeting its own objectives and contributing towards theachievement of the priorities of the clusters to which itbelongs.STRATEGIC FOCUSOver the next decade the DOD will focus on acquiringthe optimal level of competencies, technology andorganisational structure as allowed for by the MTEFallocation.Over the medium-term, the strategic focus of the DODwill be to create an affordable and sustainable forcedesign and structure; introduce the new weapon systems into operation,bearing in mind the challenges posed byits cost and complexity; meet the DOD's approved and funded obligations; provide support for Government's diplomaticinitiatives in Africa; promote regional security in the form of peacemissions, including post conflict reconstruction;and systematically reduce the SANDF's internaldeployments, which is to be completed by 1April 2009.The short-term focus of the DOD will be on preparing defence capabilities;S T R A T E G I C B U S I N E S S P L A N F Y 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 T O 2 0 0 8 / 0 93