Kindly print out the pdf format bulletins for notice boards. Click on the icon to open the bulletin in pdf format.

11 September 2006: No 48/06

TAKE NOTE

ONE-DAY SEMINAR: DIRECTORS OF PRIVATE COMPANIES, TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF CLOSE CORPORATIONS AND SECTIONAL TITLE COMPANIES ON 17 OCTOBER 2006

In compliance with HR Strategy 2010, members of the SANDF are advised to pursue second careers.

Some officials are appointed to serve as directors of companies, on boards of trustees, as members of close corporations and sectional titles companies by virtue of their positions in the DOD.

Appointment in any such capacity has some legal implications, and recently judgment was passed that individuals officiating as board members or as trustees should personally be held responsible for losses incurred.

In view of the above-mentioned requirement, a one-day seminar will be held on 17 October 2006.

Attendance: All DOD officials appointed as directors of companies, on boards of

trustees, as members of close corporations and sectional titles companies are to attend this seminar.

The seminar has been arranged for 200 delegates and if vacancies are not taken by SMS members’ nominations from MMS will be accepted.

The venue for the one day seminar is Pierre van Ryneveld Hall, SAAF HQ, Dequar Avenue, Pretoria.

The seminar will commence at 08:00 and last until 16:00, and the dress code for participants is jacket and tie.

DOD officials attending this seminar are to submit their nominations by 15 September 2006.

The contact persons are Col F. Cillié (012) 355-5544 and Ms S. Tredoux (012) 355-5014.

A nomination form is available in DOD Instruction C SANDF/R/103/1/8 dated 22 August 2006 and can be faxed to (012) 355-6245.

PRESENTATION OF A HALF-DAY SEMINAR ON THE LAW OF ARMED  CONFLICT (LOAC) TO DOD TOP OFFICIALS ON 5 OCTOBER 2006.

The Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) was instituted to govern the conduct of armed conflict.

Through the Programme of Civic Education, and assisted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), LOAC was institutionalized in the training programmes of the SANDF in 1997.

To sensitise the DOD top structure, a half-day seminar on LOAC was held in 2001.

Since then five years have elapsed and the DOD and its top structure have also changed considerably.

It is therefore deemed expedient to present a similar seminar to the DOD’s top officials. The seminar will be held on 5 Oct 06, and will be hosted and sponsored by the ICRC.

In compliance with the promulgated DOD Directives and Instruction, all members of the plenary Defence Staff Council (inclusive of all
members of the Military Council) are to attend.

DOD members of the Civic Education Evaluation and Advisory Board (CEEAB) are also to attend the seminar, whilst the Ministry of Defence and civilian members of the CEEAB are to be invited to attend.

The slot allocation for the seminar is as follows:

Ministry of Defence (3), Secretary for Defence (2), Chief of the SANDF (2), Chief Policy and Planning (2), Chief Financial Officer (2), Chief of Joint Operations (2), Chief of the Army (3), Chief of the Air Force (3), Chief of the Navy (3), Surgeon General (3), Chief of Defence Intelligence (2), Chief of Corporate Staff (5), Chief of Logistics (1), Chief Command Management Information Systems (1), Chief of Military Police Agency (2), Chief of Acquisition and Procurement (1), Inspector General DOD (1) and Chief Human Resources (3).

The venue for the one day seminar is the Villa Sterne Boutique Hotel, 212 Johan Rissik Drive, Waterkloof Ridge.

The seminar will commence at 08:00 and last until 14:00,

and the dress code for participants is jacket and tie.

DOD officials attending this seminar are to submit their nominations by 11 September 2006.

The contact persons are Col F. Cillié (012) 355-5544 and Ms S. Tredoux (012) 355-5014.
A nomination form is available in DOD Instruction C SANDF/R/106/30/6 dated 22 August 2006 and can be faxed to (012) 355-6245.