Stalwarts and veterans of the ANC have questioned why their organisation has not instituted disciplinary action against the chairperson of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA)‚ Kebby Maphatsoe‚ while acting against people such as Derek Hanekom and Makhosi Khoza. In a statement on Wednesday‚ the group of more than 100 ANC elders said Maphatsoe’s "inflammatory statements" about MPs who may have voted in support of a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma‚ was an incitement to violence and undermined attempts to build principled unity. Maphatsoe reportedly said about ANC dissident MPs: "When you have a poisonous snake‚ you hit it hard on the head‚ and you burn it to make sure it is dead." The stalwarts and veterans said the ANC should also have taken action when Maphatsoe went ahead with an MKMVA elective conference in June, despite the attempts of the ANC national executive committee (NEC) to reconcile the MK Military Veterans Council and Maphatsoe...
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