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ANC top 6 meeting with MKMVA, MK Council collapses over order to disband
Eyewitness News understands the meeting fell apart shortly after it started, with the association’s president, Kebby Maphatsoe, and others questioning why their structure was being disbanded.
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Maphatsoe adamant dissolution of MKMVA on cards ahead of ANC meeting
Last week, ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte announced the names of a preparatory committee that would take the MK members to their conference. She said that the disbandment was just one of the suggestions the NWC wanted the MKMVA and the MK Council to consider.
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Duarte: ANC NWC not fighting with MKMVA or Maphatsoe
African National Congress (ANC)’s deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte said instead that the NWC just wanted to assert a 2017 conference resolution to unite MK factions and to prioritise the welfare of its former combatants.
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ANC NWC appoints preparatory committee, while MKMVA left in the dark
Eyewitness News understands former generals have been roped in to help two warring factions of the ANC’s former combatants to hold a united conference in the coming months.
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MKMVA's Maphatsoe hits out at Kriegler over Hlophe criticism
Maphatsoe called on the ANC to tell him off over his criticism of Hlope’s decision to dismiss a corruption case against ANC MP Bongani Bongo.
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Gauteng MK Council calls on Zuma to rethink ConCourt defiance
Earlier this week the MK Veterans Association under Kebby Maphatsoe held an eight-hour meeting with Zuma, vowing to defend him at all costs. But the Gauteng council sang a different tune.
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There's intent to destroy Zuma & make him the face of state capture - Maphatsoe
Kebby Maphatsoe repeated his warnings to the state capture commission, insisting if Jacob Zuma was to face arrest, then the country must be prepared to see things take a turn for the worst.
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Maphatsoe: No SSA money was used to transport MKMVA members to any event
MKMVA president Kebby has expressed concern over state security matters being brought into sharp focus at the commission of inquiry headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.
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OMRY MAKGOALE: 59 years of uMkhonto weSizwe & the MKMVA's need for reform
On the 2020 anniversary of uMkhonto weSizwe's formation, Omry Makgoale posits that its military veterans association needs a desperate overhaul.
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ANC’s integrity commission going after people for no reason, says Maphatsoe
On Saturday, Maphatsoe spent most of the day waiting to engage with the integrity commission in order to give the association’s side on warnings issued to the Deputy Chief Justice.
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ANC integrity commission postpones meeting with Maphatsoe over warning to Zondo
The session was expected to take place on Saturday afternoon, Maphatsoe was hauled before the ANC’s integrity commission over comments made regarding the state capture commission of inquiry.
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Kebby Maphatsoe to appear before ANC integrity commission over Zondo warning
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, the chairperson of the commission of inquiry into state capture, requested the commission’s secretary to lay a criminal complaint against Zuma in November.
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MKMVA's Maphatsoe warns of 'high risk of civil unrest' if Zuma arrested
MKMVA president Kebby Maphatsoe told Eyewitness News that while the statement issued earlier was a mistake, the association remained concerned about the Zondo Commission going after former President Jacob Zuma.
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EC MKMVA raises concerns over national leadership, wants end to military uniform
The provincial executive committee, in a statement, raised concern over the association being used by 'dishonest figures' seeking to score political points.
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‘I was attacked,’ says Mbalula after making headlines over 'Twitter meltdown'
The minister has been caught in a spat on social media with the MKMVA’s spokesperson Carl Niehaus after describing those demonstrating at the start of the week thugs.
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ANC veteran Msimang echoes Mbalula, questions MKMVA’s credibility
Vusi Msimang told Eyewitness News that the association, unlike other structures of the ANC, had no status and should not even have an office at the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters.
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Motlanthe: Public spats within ANC never shed light on real issues
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe, in response to this week’s clash on social media between Minister Fikile Mbalula and the Umkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans Associations, said that such incidents were just heated but gave no clarity.
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Mbalula hits out at Niehaus, Maphatsoe accusing them of 'nefarious agendas'
Among his string of tweets, Fikile Mbalula called out people he called "thugs" who were out to tarnish the image of the ANC.
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Mbalula will not speak at ANC events until he apologises, says Maphatsoe
Fikile Mbalula went on a Twitter rant on Monday, describing both the MKMVA president and its spokesperson Carl Niehaus as 'suspected criminals'.
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ANC reprimands Mbalula over scathing tweets about Maphatsoe, Niehaus
Party spokesperson Pule Mabe said Fikile Mbalula's actions went against the ANC’s social media policy.
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He’s out of line: MKMVA’s Niehaus responds to Mbalula’s scathing tweets
In a series of tweets the Transport Minister shared his views on those complaining about him claiming the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa was their milking cow and that his sin was closing the taps for their fake security companies.
