Ekurhuleni – The Umkhonto WeSizwe Military Veterans Association has accused Gauteng ANC chair Paul Mashatile and other current leaders of the party who engage and speak at events hosted by former senior leaders of the liberation army, as being divisive.
The comments come after Mashatile delivered an impactful address about the state of the party at the former generals and commissars [known as the MK Council]’s national assembly on Saturday.
Mashatile said the ANC needed to reclaim the moral high ground and its position of being the government of the people. He told hundreds of former combatants that the party needed to fight the demon of factionalism and slate politics.
His address at the MK national assembly was not appreciated by the MKMVA.
“We were surprised that Paul Mashatile addressed the MK council yesterday when he knows the national leadership of the MKMVA,” Kebby Maphatsoe said on Sunday.
He added that ANC leaders that addressed parallel structures were undermining the association and further dividing the ANC.