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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Military Veterans to Get R1.6 Billion Budget
Cape Town — Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu says that R1.6 billion has been made available to take care of military veterans over the next three years.
Sisulu made the announcement to the media ahead of her Budget Vote in Parliament, scheduled for later today.
She said Cabinet had approved the Military Veterans Bill, which had a funding of R1.6 billion to benefit the veterans.
"We had submitted a Bill before Parliament to define military veterans and also define the benefits of military veterans. Cabinet has approved the Bill and the funding. We are today able to assure military veterans that as we complete the process to pay the Non Statutory Pension, we will also be fast tracking the rolling out of all benefits in the Bill," she said.
A call centre to facilitate easy communication with the veterans would be established at the end of next month.
The minister, who was not happy with her budget allocation of R34.5 billion, said the money for the veterans would come from the National Treasury instead of her coffers.
Still in a bid to restore the dignity of the veterans, she said it was important that the Department of Military Veterans - to operate under her deputy - was established, and its Director General, along with the senior managers, had also been appointed.
She said that they constantly updated their database of beneficiaries.
In order to address "deep rooted grievance management problems" in the SANDF, she said they had introduced a new grievance management policy and a Bill for the Military Ombudsman, which had been approved by Cabinet.
She said that the Ombudsman, who should be appointed by Parliament, would take care of the grievances of the solders, and might need to be someone with a legal and military background to help them understand the matters they would be dealing with.
Questioned as to when ARMSCOR would have a permanent chief executive, she said that a new board for the entity would be appointed at the end of the month, which in turn would appoint a new chief executive.
Francis Hweshe (BuaNews, Tshwane)
Sisulu made the announcement to the media ahead of her Budget Vote in Parliament, scheduled for later today.
She said Cabinet had approved the Military Veterans Bill, which had a funding of R1.6 billion to benefit the veterans.
"We had submitted a Bill before Parliament to define military veterans and also define the benefits of military veterans. Cabinet has approved the Bill and the funding. We are today able to assure military veterans that as we complete the process to pay the Non Statutory Pension, we will also be fast tracking the rolling out of all benefits in the Bill," she said.
A call centre to facilitate easy communication with the veterans would be established at the end of next month.
The minister, who was not happy with her budget allocation of R34.5 billion, said the money for the veterans would come from the National Treasury instead of her coffers.
Still in a bid to restore the dignity of the veterans, she said it was important that the Department of Military Veterans - to operate under her deputy - was established, and its Director General, along with the senior managers, had also been appointed.
She said that they constantly updated their database of beneficiaries.
In order to address "deep rooted grievance management problems" in the SANDF, she said they had introduced a new grievance management policy and a Bill for the Military Ombudsman, which had been approved by Cabinet.
She said that the Ombudsman, who should be appointed by Parliament, would take care of the grievances of the solders, and might need to be someone with a legal and military background to help them understand the matters they would be dealing with.
Questioned as to when ARMSCOR would have a permanent chief executive, she said that a new board for the entity would be appointed at the end of the month, which in turn would appoint a new chief executive.
Francis Hweshe (BuaNews, Tshwane)
Monday, August 15, 2011
Reveillie: Call to action...
"Reveille" is a bugle call, trumpet call or pipes call most often associated with the military. It is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise. The name comes from "réveillé" (or "réveil"), the French word for "wake up".
Een honderd Rand is gelykstaande aan / One hundred Rand is equal to:
1. 'n Bottel Klippies en 'n twee liter Coke (Bottle of Klipdrift and two liter Coke)
2. Drie pakkies sigarette (Three packets of cigarettes)
3. Tien Liter brandstof (Ten liters of fuel)
What we don't understand is that the majority of our funds have come from outside of South Africa.
Its not even their story...
Help ons asseblief om julle storie te vertel.
Een honderd Rand is gelykstaande aan / One hundred Rand is equal to:
1. 'n Bottel Klippies en 'n twee liter Coke (Bottle of Klipdrift and two liter Coke)
2. Drie pakkies sigarette (Three packets of cigarettes)
3. Tien Liter brandstof (Ten liters of fuel)
What we don't understand is that the majority of our funds have come from outside of South Africa.
Its not even their story...
Help ons asseblief om julle storie te vertel.
Nuwe Foto's
Hallo daar... Ek het 'n paar nuwe foto's op Memory Lane aangebring...
Hey there, I just added a few new pics to Memory Lane...
ENJOY...:-)
P.S. Please let us know if you know these guys and locations...
Hey there, I just added a few new pics to Memory Lane...
ENJOY...:-)
P.S. Please let us know if you know these guys and locations...
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Names, Ranks, Stations please...
When you get onto this blog and go to the Memory Lane page and you see yourself or someone you know, please give us their name and rank and where they were stationed please. We would like to get you guys in touch again in some way... Just put the info in the comment box below this post...
Monday, August 8, 2011
Mystery Canadian...
To the mysterious person from Canada who donated to us so generously... Please send us your name and other details so that we can mention you on our website and in the movie credits. Please email me (Ockie) or just leave a comment on the blog. Even if you wish to remain anonymous... Let us know... Thank you. We appreciate your contribution very, very much...
Hoe ek hieroor voel...
Hi, my naam is Ockie Coetzer vir enigeen wat nie weet wie ek is nie...
Ek werk saam met Belinda van Heerden aan 40 DAYS. Hierdie projek is haar 'baba'. Ek is 'n opgeleide akteur en het ook ondervinding as produksie bestuurder. By hierdie projek is ek in altwee hierdie hoedanighede betrokke.
So bietjie van my geskiedenis: Direk na matriek, in 1997 is ek weermag toe en het op Voortrekkerhoogte by die S.A.G.D. Akademie my militêre, asook O.N.O. en Offisier opleiding ontvang.
Die militêre lewe was vir my heel aangenaam en ek het die struktuur verskriklik geniet. Die grootste rede hiervoor is dat ek van kleins af al aan kliniese depressie ly (ongelukkig is ek eers in 2010 daarmee gediagnoseer) en die streng roetine het nie toegelaat dat ek in melankolie verval nie. Die fiksheid en konstante dissipline was ook nodig vir my sielkiundige gesondheid.
Daar was wel ander aspekte van die opleiding wat my semi-permanente skade aangedoen het. As deel van ons teen-insurgensie opleiding is ons totaal afgebreek en weer opgebou as 'n klomp aggressiewe dônners. Dit als onder die vaandel van spanwerk maar met die proviso dat jy skuldig moet voel as jy dalk nie die fisiese vlakke van jou spanmaats kan bereik nie. As jy een van die ongelukkiges is wat nie so sterk of vinnig soos jou maters was nie (al was jy net so fiks soos hulle) moes hulle jou op 'n bed of draagbaar dra sodat jy kon skuldig voel; so asof dit jou volgende keer gaan laat beter presteer...
Dinge soos dié bly my steeds vandag by. Ek het 'powerlifting' gedoen op skool en die eerste keer met 'n bos fase wat ek, om my maats te help, 'n teerpaal alleen opgetel en met hom gehardloop het, het ek letterlik 'n lat vir my eie gat gepluk. Van toe af was ek in die instrukteurs se oë 'n een-man-magger span en daar was van my verwag om konstant meer as my porsie te doen. As ek nie het nie het ek 'onderpresteer' volgens hulle, maak nie saak hoe dit my laat voel het nie. Die ergste dele van my opleiding was die sielkundige moeghied.
Alhoewel ek vir drie jaar in die weermag gedien het het ek het nooit self aksie gesien nie, maar die sielkundige knoue a.g.v. sekere aspekte van die opleiding pla my vandag nogsteeds.
Ek wil nie weet met watse probleme die ouens sit wat ware recces was of wat kontak beleef het op die grens nie... Julle opleiding was erger as myne, en julle het regte aksie gesien...
Wat het julle hieroor te sê?
Net soos ons elkeen 'n individu is het ons elkeen byvoorbeeld die opleiding op 'n heel ander wyse ervaar. Dinge waarvan ek gehoor het wat my hare laat rys het was byvoorbeeld van die praktyke wat die instrukteurs in die pantser opleidings kadre gehandhaaf het... Ek kan ongelukkig nie persoonlik daaroor skryf nie. So ons wag om van julle ouens wat weet te hoor...
Kommentaar gerus in die boksie hieronder...
Ek werk saam met Belinda van Heerden aan 40 DAYS. Hierdie projek is haar 'baba'. Ek is 'n opgeleide akteur en het ook ondervinding as produksie bestuurder. By hierdie projek is ek in altwee hierdie hoedanighede betrokke.
So bietjie van my geskiedenis: Direk na matriek, in 1997 is ek weermag toe en het op Voortrekkerhoogte by die S.A.G.D. Akademie my militêre, asook O.N.O. en Offisier opleiding ontvang.
Die militêre lewe was vir my heel aangenaam en ek het die struktuur verskriklik geniet. Die grootste rede hiervoor is dat ek van kleins af al aan kliniese depressie ly (ongelukkig is ek eers in 2010 daarmee gediagnoseer) en die streng roetine het nie toegelaat dat ek in melankolie verval nie. Die fiksheid en konstante dissipline was ook nodig vir my sielkiundige gesondheid.
Daar was wel ander aspekte van die opleiding wat my semi-permanente skade aangedoen het. As deel van ons teen-insurgensie opleiding is ons totaal afgebreek en weer opgebou as 'n klomp aggressiewe dônners. Dit als onder die vaandel van spanwerk maar met die proviso dat jy skuldig moet voel as jy dalk nie die fisiese vlakke van jou spanmaats kan bereik nie. As jy een van die ongelukkiges is wat nie so sterk of vinnig soos jou maters was nie (al was jy net so fiks soos hulle) moes hulle jou op 'n bed of draagbaar dra sodat jy kon skuldig voel; so asof dit jou volgende keer gaan laat beter presteer...
Dinge soos dié bly my steeds vandag by. Ek het 'powerlifting' gedoen op skool en die eerste keer met 'n bos fase wat ek, om my maats te help, 'n teerpaal alleen opgetel en met hom gehardloop het, het ek letterlik 'n lat vir my eie gat gepluk. Van toe af was ek in die instrukteurs se oë 'n een-man-magger span en daar was van my verwag om konstant meer as my porsie te doen. As ek nie het nie het ek 'onderpresteer' volgens hulle, maak nie saak hoe dit my laat voel het nie. Die ergste dele van my opleiding was die sielkundige moeghied.
Alhoewel ek vir drie jaar in die weermag gedien het het ek het nooit self aksie gesien nie, maar die sielkundige knoue a.g.v. sekere aspekte van die opleiding pla my vandag nogsteeds.
Ek wil nie weet met watse probleme die ouens sit wat ware recces was of wat kontak beleef het op die grens nie... Julle opleiding was erger as myne, en julle het regte aksie gesien...
Wat het julle hieroor te sê?
Net soos ons elkeen 'n individu is het ons elkeen byvoorbeeld die opleiding op 'n heel ander wyse ervaar. Dinge waarvan ek gehoor het wat my hare laat rys het was byvoorbeeld van die praktyke wat die instrukteurs in die pantser opleidings kadre gehandhaaf het... Ek kan ongelukkig nie persoonlik daaroor skryf nie. So ons wag om van julle ouens wat weet te hoor...
Kommentaar gerus in die boksie hieronder...
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