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MKMVA leader Kebby Maphatsoe.
- MKMVA President Kebby Maphatsoe was summoned by the top six of the ANC.
- This was after an audio recording emerged that was circulating on social media calling for members to take up arms.
- He tells News24 that military veterans plan more marches to get the attention of the ANC.
The president of the ANC’s uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA), Kebby Maphatsoe, was summoned by the ANC’s top six on Monday via an audio recording circulating on social media for members to take up arms.
Speaking to News24 on Monday, Maphatsoe confirmed the meeting saying it was “fruitful.”
City Press reported that Maphatsoe was heard saying that military veterans must fight to the best of their ability to defend their people, freedoms and the future.
He added that it was time for military veterans to fight for their space and defend the achievements of the revolution, the publication reported.
“The officials expressed their concerns, but I also explained to them that it is not our intention to rebel against the ANC. I told the officials that the comrades are increasingly unhappy and there is growing frustration. The comrades are marching as we have seen in KwaZulu -Natal and more marches are still coming, “he told News24, adding that the meeting reached a fruitful conclusion.
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On Monday, Timeslive reported that a group of MKMVA members closed the N12 highway, east of Johannesburg, to draw the attention of the ruling party.
On September 25, members of the MKMVA marched on eThekwini and paralyzed the city. The group was joined by the taxi industry that was camping in front of the ANC headquarters in the region.
“The comrades in government are not implementing the ANC resolutions in the government. There is no one who will fight for us if we do not fight for ourselves,” said the president of the MKMVA.
He told News24 that officials decided that he should return with complaints from military veterans to make sure their concerns are addressed. He said he conveyed to the top six that military veterans were dissatisfied with government employees who “neglected military veterans” rather than addressing their concerns.
This comes after News24 reported on an exchange between the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) and retired General Maomela “Mojo” Motau after he was said to have invited military generals to a meeting to discuss ANC matters. .
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The fierce exchange continued when Motau called for SANDF chief General Solly Shoke and Deputy Defense Minister Thabang Makwetla to be removed from their posts.
Motau previously told News24 that there were no posters inviting military personnel to participate in the meeting, yet he vehemently defended his ability to do so, claiming that Shoke’s statement preventing them from doing so was illegal.
He said that Shoke and Makwetla should be removed from their duties, this after Makwetla agreed with General SANDF’s short and forceful statement, saying that it was indefensible for members of the force to be involved in partisan politics of the party and that it should never be allowed.
