Tag: military veterans

Delegates to the recent 16th International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF) heard the South African military Ombud expound on the...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga has budgeted R158 million for the rollout of military veterans’ pension benefits as part of the department’s...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile used a Thursday military veterans’ memorialisation event across five Gauteng cemeteries to “recognise the injustices of our past, honour those...

South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile, reporting on the military veterans’ Presidential Task Team (PTT) he heads, this week voiced concern at the slow...

Further evidence the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) qualifies for a serial offender title when it comes to service delivery – and other failures...

A last minute rush saw a Government Gazette published yesterday (Friday 6 October) with details of revised pension regulations for military veterans. The Department of...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise has informed Parliament that the finalisation and publication of the Department of Military Veterans annual report and...

Military veterans now have to wait for ministerial approval before the “payment process” for pensions can be started, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and...

South African training and simulation solutions provider Armiger has launched a new online learning platform explicitly tailored to empower and support the educational needs...

“Challenges” along with “low performance” and “major misalignment” made regular appearances in a Parliamentary Communication Services statement regarding a Department of Military Veterans (DMV)...

Regulations governing the long awaited military veterans’ pensions could be open to a second round of public submissions but this will not materially affect...

According to Deputy Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thabang Makwetla, the roll-out of pension benefits for South African military veterans is “commencing”. A statement, issued...

Retired military officer and United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader, Bantu Holomisa, is another public representative taking up cudgels on behalf of South Africa’s military...

In December “administrative delays” were cited as the reason why military veterans had not received pension pay-outs. Four months later it appears “process and...

The signing into law of draft pension regulations for military veterans in December – with the first payment yet to be made – drew...

United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa maintains Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise should give urgent attention to, among others, “major problems...

South African Deputy President David Mabuza wore his presidential military veterans’ task team cap for part of a wide-ranging Christmas message to South Africans. As...

“Delays in the administrative process” put a temporary hold on old soldiers receiving their first military pension pay-out this month (December) according to Deputy...

Military veterans in Durban heard Deputy President David Mabuza as head of the Presidential team tasked with their best interests is “concerned” about the...

Deputy President David Mabuza, wearing his Presidential task team on military veterans’ hat, identified four obstacles hindering delivery of services for old soldiers. One, he...

Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans, will on Thursday 10 November visit...

According to Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise, her ministry has progressed in a number of areas pertaining to benefits for old soldiers. Answering...

In what can be seen as an effort to ensure the entry of military veterans into the South African defence industry, Armscor has set...

Military veterans heard this week their housing needs in North West can only be accommodated if they are listed and verified on the national...

Deputy President David Mabuza, charged with bettering the lives of military veterans, today (Tuesday, 12 July) makes his third visit to North West as...

Both President Cyril Ramaphosa and his point man on military veterans, Deputy President David Mabuza, used this week’s Presidency budget vote to remind South...

The Presidential task team on military veterans (PTTMV) roadshow continues its schedule of engagements with old soldiers and is today (Tuesday, 7 June) in...

Less than a month after engaging military veterans in the North West province, Deputy President David Mabuza is today (Thursday, 2 June) again in...

Deputy President David Mabuza told military veterans in Bloemfontein government is “committed to resolving their challenges and giving them quality services”. The South African number...

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn the case against 52 military veterans accused of taking Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise, her...

Mafikeng in North West will tomorrow (Saturday, 14 May) be the focus of Deputy President David Mabuza’s attention in his presidentially appointed position as...

Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) is providing up to 100 military veterans a year with skills they can use to create livelihoods for themselves. The company...

The Department of Military Veterans, together with the All-inclusive Ex-MK Conference Preparatory Committee, will host a conference of Ex-MK military veterans later this week...

Just on a hundred military veterans in North West will receive houses this year, according to the provincial human settlements department. “The department is responsible...

The SA National Military Veterans Association (SANMVA) is the body managing the affairs of old soldiers, Deputy President David Mabuza has said in reply...

The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) will on Friday launch six military veteran books as part of continued support to military veterans by documenting...

Come Friday (18 March) military veterans living in Limpopo will hear a progress report on work done by the Presidential task team on military...

South African military veterans have “benefitted” by way of government providing just over two thousand houses for old soldiers in five years, a Presidential...

Answering questions in the National Assembly (NA), President Cyril Ramaphosa said military veterans and their children should “enjoy the fruits of freedom they helped...

Defence and Military Veterans Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla says the department has undertaken measures to verify the status of 57 individuals who were involved...

Unsavoury events in Centurion last week saw over 50 military veterans arrested with two court appearances so far at a central Pretoria correctional facility,...

Three Cabinet Ministers held against their will by members of a grouping calling themselves the Liberation Struggle War Veterans (LSWV) drew reactions ranging from...

Government is working at and on benefits ranging from Presidential pardons through to pensions, education support and provision of land for farming and human...

Thursday night’s apparent “hostage” incident involving three of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet Ministers brought the speedy response of what has been termed “an appeasement...

About 56 suspects were arrested on Thursday in Centurion after they allegedly held hostage Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise, her Deputy Thabang...

The South African Police Service Special Task Force has apparently rescued Defence Minister Thandi Modise after she was allegedly held hostage by military veterans...

Deputy President David Mabuza’s ongoing engagement with military veterans tomorrow (Saturday, 5 June) sees him in Polokwane to assess how the Limpopo provincial government...

South Africa’s military veterans now have an own budget rather than being an add-on to the defence budget, the senior government representative with special...

Opening remarks by Deputy President David Mabuza during the Gauteng Hybrid Provincial Engagement with Military Veterans, 9 April 2021. Allow me to firstly extend my...

Government has established a Technical Task Team to provide technical support as well as to facilitate the implementation and monitoring of the program of...