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ANA reports that a number of uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) members staged a sit-in at the Msunduzi municipality offices in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday demanding jobs and tenders.
Municipality staff members were told they could not leave city hall premises in Pietermaritzburg by the military veterans who arrived just before 8am. Staff members were later allowed to leave after 10 am. The veterans were complaining about jobs and tenders, saying they also wanted to benefit from council activities, including getting jobs. They decried the alleged sidelining of veterans when appointments were made, adding that they needed recognition as they had fought for liberation. Msunduzi Mayor Themba Njilo confirmed that he had met with the MKMVA leaders and received a set of demands. Veterans disbanded and left the city hall after learning that some of them were likely to receive appointment letters later in the week. Monday’s sit-in followed a similar one on 25 July at the offices of uMgungundlovu District Municipality where veterans made the same demands.
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