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MKMVA members stand guard in Johannesburg.
Alon Skuy, Gallo Images, The Times, archive
- MKMVA in Eastern Cape has requested the review of all members.
- They say this will remove the fake members.
- The province also asked for immediate interest in the payment of outstanding school fees for dependents.
The uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) in the Eastern Cape has called for continued verification and scrutiny of all liberation war veterans to remove fake members.
Provincial Secretary Bushy Vantyu accused the party’s national leaders of inflating the figures and said that the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) and the state security agency should review their databases.
The provincial executive asked the Minister of Defense and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, to urgently decentralize the services of the Department of Military Veterans (DMV).
Vantyu said that they had resolved to end the use of the MKMVA military insignia. This, he said, was in line with the Nasrec conference.
He accused the ANC of trying to subtly minimize the role of its armed forces during the liberation struggle, accusing the ruling party of delaying dealing with the challenges facing veterans.
People claiming to be members of the former military wing of the ANC had been marching in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, demanding that the party address their living conditions and factional battles in the party.
Earlier this month, a group of MKMVA members closed the N12 highway, east of Johannesburg, in an attempt to get the attention of the ruling party.
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On September 25, members of the MKMVA marched on eThekwini, paralyzing the city. The group was joined by the taxi industry that was camping in front of the ANC headquarters in the region.
This led to ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule meeting with the leaders of the structure in Durban, where he called on the government to help ex-combatants participate in the South African economy.
Vantyu said: “If the ANC was resolved, these issues should have been resolved. Deadlines were given for the veterans’ resolutions. If they weren’t talking lip service to our shouting, the ministry issue should have been addressed by now. It is the second year of this administration and the resolutions were made in 2017.
“We are almost halfway through the period now. There is a subtle move to downplay the legacy and heritage of the MK in the liberation movement. I call on the ANC to really take the plight of the MK seriously and address those that were negatively affected by the integration process. “
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