'MAZILUNGE IINTO ZAMA COMMANDER MAZILUNGE'. CONGRATULATIONS TO CDE KEBBY, HE IS TRULY ON THE GROUND WHERE IT ALL HAPPENS.
MZUKISI RONYUZA On 5/26/14, VC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > MKMVA Press, 26 May 2014 > > > > > > MKMVA Congratulates its chairperson and SANMVA President, Kebby Maphatsoe > on > his appointment as Deputy Minister > > > > > > Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) congratulates its > National Chairperson c and President of South African National Military > Veterans Association, Cde Kebby Maphatsoe his appointment as the Deputy a > Minister of Defence and Military Veterans by His Excellency, President > Jacob > Gedleyihlekisa Zuma to advance and deepen service delivery and > transformation of military veterans lives. > > > > It has been a long and arduous journey that we have travelled as organized > Commissars and Commanders of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the former military wing of > the African National Congress fighting for expression within structures of > the African National Congress and the ANC led government. Our issues were > the most neglected as military veterans and some of our aspirations were > long declined due to the conditions we found ourselves in, especially prior > the watershed 52nd National Conference of the ANC held in Polokwane. > > > > The 3rd National Conference of MKMVA that elected Cde Kebby Maphatsoe as > National Chairperson and Cde Ayanda Dlodlo as General Secretary set in > motion the process of transforming military veterans lives and the > landscape > of raising their issues. SANMVA was formed and Cde Kebby Maphatsoe was > elected as the President after the ANC 52nd National Conference had > resolved > that a formation of South African National Military Veterans Association > (SANMVA) was necessary and urgent. > > > > Cde Kebby Maphatsoe has driven and contributed immensely in the processes > that changed the military veterans landscape being at the helm as National > Chairperson of MKMVA and President of SANMVA. Through his leadership a > Ministerial Task Team was put in place and The Military Veterans Act was > enacted, and a Department of Military Veterans was established to deal with > Military Veterans affairs and serve as a delivery point to military > veterans. > > > > We thank the ANC for its deployment of Comrade Jacob Zuma as Patron in > Chief > of Military Veterans for his visionary leadership and commitment to change > the lives of military Veterans. We have a President that understand issues > of our people, and military veterans in particular who managed to listen > when we said we fought for freedom and MK members must be given a chance to > be in the frontline in Defence of our hard fought gains by ensuring > deployment of MK veterans to address military veterans issues. The > President > heeded our call that "nothing about us, without us" and we are proud one of > our own currently serving is at the helm to address our issues. > > > > We further congratulate all other former members of Umkhonto we Sizwe > deployed in different portfolios including our former General Secretary, > Comrade Ayanda Dlodlo deployed as Deputy Minister of Public Service and > Administration. > > > > We commit to continue with revolutionary maximum vigilance on those who are > hellbent to destabilize the ANC from within and promise them that we are > watching them like an eagle encircling its prey. The ANC remains the hope > of > our people and the only organisation capable of transforming South Africa > with the necessary confidence of our people as displayed in the elections > when they gave us mandate to continue leading them. > > > > Yinde lendlela esihambayo. > > > > Mazilunge izinto zamaCommander mazilunge. > > > > > > Issued by MKMVA HQ > > > > Tshidiso Paka > > MKMVA Deputy General Secretary > > SANMVA Secretary General > > 082 863 0744 > > > > Mangaliso Stalin Khonza > > Chief of Staff: Office of the National Chairperson > > MKMVA > > Cell: 083 617 5546 > > Fax: 086 618 9498 > > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > -- > -- > You are subscribed. 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