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Almost 3000 military vets push ahead with reparations claim of R4.2m each
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.
Military veterans plan R10 billion class action
The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations
Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people
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
Modise vows to ‘fix’ underspending defence department
Minister bemoans underspending of 48% and promises parliamentary committee to get things done ‘as they are supposed to be done’
Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug
Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department
1 Military Hospital became a ‘milking cow’ during 14 years of refurbishment
The defence force presents a summary of a forensic report on an investigation into upgrades and repairs to the hospital in Pretoria
Four officials suspended over R124m wasted by defence department
The PSC intervened after an annual report showed the department had incurred more than R124-million in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
Mantashe sticks to his guns over Bosasa saga
The minister has denied knowledge that Bosasa was responsible for the security installations at his properties
Letters to the editor: October 5 to 11
Our readers write in about bribery allegations, insurance companies, and the passing of Chris Madibeng Mokoditoa
Warring MK veterans vie for endorsement
The ANC is in a double bind since Zuma presided at a conference that elected the MKMVA’s leadership
Road to Mangaung: ANC herds its ‘voting cattle’
A senior ANC official tells the M&G that low-ranking members are no more than a herd that does as it is told.
Meet those who are now rising in the ranks
In addition to purging troublesome ministers President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet shuffle propelled a number of rising ANC stars into the limelight.
R490-million set aside for military veterans
Government has set aside R490-million to assist the National Military Veterans Association, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Sisulu not denying soldiers’ problems, says deputy
Defence minister Lindiwe Sisulu is not denying that there are problems in the working conditions of soldiers, her deputy minister said on Wednesday.
By Mpumalanga, for Mpumalanga
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