Three of the five top leaders of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) have disassociated themselves from the upcoming national conference taking place this weekend in Boksburg. The lines in the factionalised association are clearly drawn as deputy chairperson Teenage Monama, general secretary Dumisani Nduli, and deputy general secretary Tshidiso Paka indicated in a statement on Thursday that they will not be attending the conference. The association will only be represented by chairman Kebby Maphatsoe and the treasurer-general Des van Rooyen. In a statement, the three members of MKMVA’s national executive committee (NEC) said their action is motivated by a commitment "to forge unity within the former MK community with the hope that our little contribution will help awaken our movement and its leadership to the danger of MKMVA going into a divisive and apparently fraudulent conference". They said they have it on good authority that about 60% of the 700 delegate...
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