Deputy defence minister thabang makwetla
NPA: No prima facie case against military vets accused of kidnapping ministers
The veterans were charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and 26 charges of kidnapping in October last year.
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Case against group accused of holding ministers hostage postponed to May
In October, Defence Minister Thandi Modise, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele and Deputy Minister of Defence Thabang Makwetla were held against their will after a meeting with disgruntled military veterans broke down.
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Group accused of holding Cabinet ministers hostage due back in court
In October, Defence Minister Thandi Modise, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele and Deputy Minister of Defence Thabang Makwetla were held against their will after a meeting between them and the military veterans broke down.
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11 struggle veterans accused of kidnapping ministers due back in court for bail
The 11 suspects who will appear in court were found to have previous convictions when the applications of 42 others who were granted bail were processed.
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Court grants bail to 13 military vets accused of holding ministers hostage
Over 50 military veterans accused of holding ministers Thandi Modise, Mondli Gungubele and deputy minister Thabang Makwetla against their will appeared in court on Tuesday for bail applications.
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'This is what they do to us': MK veteran decries treatment from ANC leadership
uMkhonto WeSizwe veteran, Obbey Mabena, said that the African National Congress (ANC) leadership had forgotten the sacrifices made by the struggle veterans who were arrested for holding Cabinet ministers hostage.
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56 military vets arrested for holding ministers hostage expected in court
The 56 members of the Liberation Struggle War Veterans have spent at least four nights behind bars across several police stations in Tshwane.
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LIVE BLOG: 'we will make sure we are not taken hostage again' - Govt
Defence Minister Thandi Modise and her deputy, Thabang Makwetla as well as Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele give a briefing on what unfolded at St George's Hotel on Thursday night.
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SANDF 'not capable of brutalising' people - Dept Minister Makwetla
Deputy Defence Minister Thabang Makwetla said cases of abuse of power were under investigation, but that it was not the norm.
