The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans is one of the portfolio committees of the
National Assembly of South Africa
The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every five years using a party-list proportional representation sy ...
. It oversees the operations of the Department of Defence and Military Veterans and the
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
The minister of defence and military veterans (formerly the minister of defence) is a minister in the Government of South Africa
The Government of South Africa, or South African Government, is the national government of the Republic of Sou ...
(currently
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a Cabinet of South Africa, cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speaker of the National Assembly of ...
) as well as multiple statutory entities, including
Armscor, the Castle Control Board, the Defence Force Service Commission, the Military Ombud, and Reserve Force Council.
As of July 2024,
Dakota Legoete of the
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, fir ...
serves as Chairperson of the Committee.
Membership
The Rules Committee of the National Assembly met on 5 June 2019 after the
general election on May 8, 2019 and resolved that portfolio committees will consist of 11 members for the sixth parliament (2019–2024): six members from the
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, fir ...
, two members from the
Democratic Alliance, one member from the
Economic Freedom Fighters
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African communist and black nationalist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema, and his allies, on 26 July 20 ...
and two members from other parties. Members of the
National Assembly
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were elected to serve on the respective portfolio committees on 27 June 2019. The Defence and Military Veterans Portfolio Committee met on 2 July 2019 and
Cyril Xaba of the
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, fir ...
was elected chairperson.
As of May 2020, the members of the committee are as follows:
The following people serve as alternate members:
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Russel Cebekhulu (
Inkatha Freedom Party
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP; ) is a conservative political party in South Africa, which is a part of the current South African Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, government of national unity together with the African National Congress (ANC). A ...
)
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Thomas Walters (
Democratic Alliance)
See also
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Committees of the Parliament of South Africa
The committees of the Parliament of South Africa are appointed to oversee the work of South African government, government and to process Law of South Africa, legislation in domains relevant to their designated portfolio. They are composed of Mem ...
References
External links
Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veteransat
Parliament of South Africa
The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature. It is located in Cape Town; the country's legislative capital city, capital.
Under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameralism, bicameral Parliamen ...
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Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa