MKMVA concerned about excessive force having been used against military veterans and calls for the demands of military veterans to be addressed urgently
16 October 2021
MKMVA is deeply concerned about the events that played itself out on Thursday night at the St. George's Hotel and Conference Centre.
It is our understanding that a meeting was arranged between the Liberation Struggle War Veterans (LSWV) and Deputy President, DD Mabuza, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans, to address the concerns of military veterans. This followed after the LSWV members occupied Luthuli House in the course of the past week in order to highlight the plight and concerns of military veterans, especially those of the former liberation movement veterans.
Some members of MKMVA are part of the LSWV, although MKMVA is not formally involved as an organisation.
The concerns that lead to these protest actions relate to the manner in which our government failed to address the needs and concerns of military veterans.