The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu will tomorrow open an international seminar on the updating of the 1997 Defence Review. The seminar will look at the strategic environment and issues underpinning defence policy.
The seminar marks the beginning of a Ministerial consultative programme on the updating of the South African Defence Review currently being finalised by the Defence Review Committee chaired by Mr Roelf Meyer.
The Seminar provides a consultative and experiences sharing forum in which international speakers, members of the Defence Review, members of the Defence Service Commission, and South African military experts share ideas on the best defence policies, focus and mandate in the 21st century for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The seminar will be attended by among others, Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, Defence Review Committee members, members of parliament, senior officials and generals from the Department of Defence and experts from different areas.
Details of the seminar are as follows:
Date: Thursday 24 and Friday 25, November 2011
Venue: Cullinan Hotel, Cape Town
Time: 14:00 on Thursday and 08:00 on Friday.
Please confirm attendance with Tuso Zibula on 0721271565
Enquiries:
Ndivhuwo Mabaya
Cell:083 645 7838
