FY2006/07 to FY2008/09 - Department of Defence

chapter 1Risk Management Process, as detailed in thePolicy on Risk Management.Risks are identified as they relate to theStrategic Objectives of the DOD or the controlsystems that exist for a particular ResourcesSystem. All identified risks are categorized interms of the control system elements, namelypolicy, capacity, information system andaccountability and action plans developed, arethen aimed at addressing these aspects.All Services and Divisions must compile a RiskManagement Plan, as part of that Service / Division'sStrategic Plan, in line with the Accounting Officer'sGuidelines.The DOD manages separately the approach and managementof Objective Risks and Resources Risks, and,these processes are aligned to the deliverables and otherprocesses that they support.AFFORDABILITY ANDSUSTAINABILITYThe mandate of the DOD, as indicated, is derived fromthe Constitution, national legislation, the White Paper onDefence and the Defence Review. All these policy documentsstipulate what is expected of the DOD and specificallythe SANDF. While the Constitution states that theSANDF should, inter alia, defend and protect theRepublic, its territorial integrity and its people, theWhite Paper on Defence recognised the fact that "SouthAfrica is expected to play an active role in the regionaldefence co-operation and peace-support operations inAfrica." The current deployments in peace-supportoperations has far exceeded the original anticipated levelof involvement. Thus, the DOD has had to continuouslybalance the dual responsibility of preparing fordefending the country and its people, while at the sametime increasingly getting involved in peace-supportoperations.The DOD has made every effort to reprioritise its businessin order to stay within the budget allocation.However, this has adversely affected the ability of theSANDF to maintain and sustain certain capabilities dueto budget constraints. This situation is being addressedthrough the update of the White Paper on Defence andthe Defence Review, which is expected to be completedduring FY2006/07. It is hoped that the new force designas outlined in the update of the Defence Review willaddress the imbalance.8D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C E