MK vets accuse breakaway party member of being bitter
The recent formation of SA First by ANC veterans was because of "sour grapes", says the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans' Association.
The recent formation of SA First by ANC veterans was because of "sour grapes", says the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans' Association.
Expelled and former Umkhonto weSizwe members, activists and civil society organisations have launched a new political party called SA First.
The Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans' Association and the ANC Youth League have clashed over Julius Malema's recent controversial comments.
Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK) marked its 50th anniversary by urging the state to look after ex-combatants who fought against apartheid.
The apprehension of Enock Matshaba has been hailed as a breakthrough in the Phakoe case.
The ANC's Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans' Association may have benefited as an organisation from a multimillion-rand Gupta family mining deal.
The MKMVA believes it got R250-million worth of shares from a company linked to the Gupta family and President Jacob Zuma's son Duduzane.
SANDF chief Lieutenant General Solly Shoke said that allowing soldiers to be unionised was “perhaps a mistake” on the government's part.
SA should be worried about the implications of Jacob Zuma's Constitutional Court setback, says his supporters.
There was still no word on whether Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) veterans would get voting rights at the upcoming African National Congress (ANC) national conference, the MK Military Veterans' Association (MKVA) said on Tuesday. "We are trying to get representation at the conference," said newly elected MKVA president Kebby Maphatsoe.