Military Veterans’ Association steps in after the M&G highlights the plight of freedom fighters
Many Umkhonto weSizwe veterans find themselves living on the streets, abandoned by the country that they helped to free
The MKMVA strongly asserts former president Jacob Zuma’s inalienable right to be presumed innocent until, and if, proven guilty.
This is not the first Gupta-related finding by a Public Protector against Van Rooyen.
Kebby Maphatsoe, wary of Western ‘agents’, derides Ramaphosa as the white people’s darling
The president of the vets is accused of illegally using state funds and fake members to get himself elected
Maphatsoe accused Ramaphosa of being factional and of lying when he claimed to have attended the conference to forge unity within the MK.
Ramaphosa was speaking on Saturday at a joint MK conference held by some MKMVA members and the MK National Council.
“Some have fallen for the trap and have joined these groupings in order to appear as intellectually and morally sound,” Zuma said.
The four have distanced themselves from what they believe is an “unconstitutional conference” to elect new leadership.
Questions are being raised within the ANC about the age of some supposed military veterans.
May Day incidents ‘showed signs of an intolerant society and an unhealthy democracy’.
The Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association (MKMVA) has not exactly covered itself in glory.
Molefe is due to be sworn in as Member of Parliament this week, amidst speculation that a Cabinet reshuffle is imminent.
Facebook famous former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor has hit back at the UKMVA chair, saying he pocketed millions of rands meant for anti-apartheid fighters.
Readers write in about honouring veterans, an empowerment grant, and ubuntu.
A deputy minister’s suggestion that the public protector is a CIA agent has ignited a diplomatic incident, with the US planning to lodge a complaint.
The Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association and the ANC Youth League have clashed over Julius Malema’s recent controversial comments.
A gala dinner for the Rivonia trialists saw struggle stalwarts warn the country’s current leadership about crumbling social cohesion.
Israel Mdlalose was an internal Umkhonto weSizwe operative working under cover in Kagiso township. Now he is unemployed and haunted by memories.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said to be in possession of a share certificate intended for MK veterans’ trust.
The Military Veterans’ Association in the ANC may be diminishing in importance, but its support is still crucial for those who need backing.
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.
In a hard-hitting analysis, the Institute for Security Studies has lambasted the ministerial report on which the Military Veterans Bill is based.
The ANC, its women’s league, the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association and the Cabinet all leapt to Jacob Zuma’s defence this week.
The MKMVA has accused ANCYL president Julius Malema of making "irresponsible" allegations about President Jacob Zuma’s relationship with the Guptas.
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/ 28 October 2009
Former minister Kader Asmal on Wednesday urged people to fight for the Constitution, not him.
The MK Military Veterans’ Association is to march on Helen Zille’s office on Wednesday to demand that she apologise to President Jacob Zuma.
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/ 13 October 2008
Hundreds of people attended the reburial on Sunday of youth activists allegedly killed by the apartheid regime 22 years ago, an official said.
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
SA should be worried about the implications of Jacob Zuma’s Constitutional Court setback, says his supporters.