State defence group Denel could be transferred from Public Enterprises to Defence

Pre-Cabinet level discussions are under way within the government about transferring State-owned defence industrial group Denel from the aegis of the Department of Public Works to that of the Department of Defence (DoD). This was stated by Defence Secretary Dr Sam Gulube at a function marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) in Pretoria on Thursday. He was responding to a question from the audience. He reported that, so far, the attitudes regarding this proposed transfer of supervision had been positive. This included the responses from Denel itself.