Comrade President Jacob Zuma,                                           1 November, 2016 Luthuli House, Johannesburg. Dear Comrade President, Re: ANC Veterans. I was out of the country when the 101 ANC Veterans issued their press release following their interaction with ANC SG, Comrade Gwede Mantashe. Since my return I have read the press release of the 101 Veterans as published by the media, as well as the reported comments of Comrade SG Mantashe in this regard. As you will have seen, the Veterans said: "Regrettably, the response by the (Office of the Secretary General) has focused on administrative and structural internal processes of the movement and appears to show a lack of awareness of the urgency that the signatories feel." The media reports indicate that, among others, SG Mantashe said 'the ANC is in a process of engaging with members/ and public criticism is not constructive', that the Veterans 'must all go under one roof and structure their approach rather than approach t...

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