The claim is based on the R500 000 each veteran was promised in 1994, which they say today works out to be R4.2 million.
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The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations
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The president has made strides in renewing the state but how he deals with individuals in the ANC linked to state capture may be his undoing in the party
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Minister bemoans underspending of 48% and promises parliamentary committee to get things done ‘as they are supposed to be done’
Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department
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The defence force presents a summary of a forensic report on an investigation into upgrades and repairs to the hospital in Pretoria
The PSC intervened after an annual report showed the department had incurred more than R124-million in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
The minister has denied knowledge that Bosasa was responsible for the security installations at his properties
Our readers write in about bribery allegations, insurance companies, and the passing of Chris Madibeng Mokoditoa
The ANC is in a double bind since Zuma presided at a conference that elected the MKMVA’s leadership
A senior ANC official tells the M&G that low-ranking members are no more than a herd that does as it is told.
In addition to purging troublesome ministers President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet shuffle propelled a number of rising ANC stars into the limelight.
Government has set aside R490-million to assist the National Military Veterans Association, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported.
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/ 9 September 2009
Defence minister Lindiwe Sisulu is not denying that there are problems in the working conditions of soldiers, her deputy minister said on Wednesday.
The election of David Mabuza as ANC chairperson in Mpumalanga two weekends ago has sparked fear and despondency among the province’s top civil servant
The provinces of Mpumalanga in South Africa and Maputo in Mozambique provinces signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday relating to economy, health and agriculture, the office of Premier Thabang Makwetla said. This forms part of continued efforts to strengthen bilateral relationships.
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President Thabo Mbeki has stressed that the government’s call on South Africans to be faithful and condomise is not being heeded, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported on Saturday. Speaking on World Aids Day, Mbeki said these were important aspects of the government’s Khomanani campaign, considering that there was no cure for Aids.
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Residents of Botleng township near Delmas have resorted to buying water from local shops following the outbreak of diarrhoea in the area. Maria Sisiphuma, a mother of five children, said she buys water for R8,50 per five litres because she does not want her children to get sick.
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/ 15 November 2007
The initial cause of the diarrhoea outbreak in Delmas was water contamination, said Mpumalanga Premier Thabang Makwetla on Thursday. ”When we noticed the outbreak in October, we discovered that the water was contaminated,” he said. However, Makwetla said that more cases were reported after the water was purified.