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MK denies plot to murder PRASA chairman

The uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) has denied claims of a plot to execute Prasa chairperson Popo Molefe.

Molefe has opened a case of conspiracy to commit murder, claiming someone wants him dead.

The rail agency’s chairperson alleges that some MK veterans held a meeting in May to discuss a plot to kill him.

He alleges that those who attended the meeting were upset that the Prasa board had accepted former CEO Lucky Montana’s resignation.

The MKMVA has dismissed the allegations as nonsense.

Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Associations’ Kebby Maphatsoe said, “I don’t know of any plot to kill the chairperson of Prasa. I’ve never been in a meeting of such a plot.

“What I attended is a meeting that was convened by the MKMVA of Johannesburg and the purpose of that meeting was to discuss the benefits meant for military veterans.”

Police are investigating the claims.

Source: eNCA

‘MK veterans’ trash Civic building

A group of people calling themselves military veterans trashed and looted the Germiston Civic Centre on Monday, the municipality said.

“We had a bunch of people masquerading as former MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe) members,” said Ekurhuleni mayoral spokesman Zweli Dlamini.

“Surprisingly, some of them were in their mid-20s. They were not even born during times of the struggle.”

The building accommodates the executive mayor, speaker, chief whip, staff and the other political parties.

About 100 people stormed into the building, looted and vandalised property.

Dlamini said they trashed furniture, computers and fridges and stole some items.

“We are still quantifying the damage. The thing is the building had just undergone refurbishment, so we are not sure exactly how much damage we are looking at,” he said.

The attackers assaulted some staff members.

“Some staff members had to be taken in for counselling, while others were taken home,” said Dlamini.

It was unclear what the group wanted.

“If we knew what they wanted, we could have spoken to them, but they just stormed into the building,” he said.

“They did not even give us their demands.”

Dlamini said about 60 people were arrested.

They were expected to appear in court soon on charges of theft, vandalism, trespassing and assault.

Dlamini said officials were still operating from the vandalised building and that service delivery would not be hampered. – Sapa

All-white cast of SA’s revolution speak up

Liliesleaf: Instigating violence in SA, a white passtime — Liliesleaf: Instigating violence in SA, a white pastime

SOUTH Africa’s “born free” generation has no interest in the nation’s history, Liliesleaf Trust chief executive officer Nicholas Wolpe complained yesterday while marking the 50-year anniversay of the arrests of the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) leadership.

“South Africans in general do not understand the importance of our history,” he said. “We don’t celebrate what our legacies really mean, which is clear when it comes to Heritage Day changing into Braai Day. We need to identify who and what we are, who was born three months before the arrests of Nelson Mandela and other key leaders of the liberation movement on July 11, 1963.”

Wolpe said visitors to the farm always appeared shocked that there had been white people involved in the liberation struggle. “Sites like Liliesleaf Farm are important to future generations, as they preserve the country’s history,” he said.

“If we do not continue having discussions about the past, one day we might wake up to our history no longer being there.”

The anniversary featured a handover of a Memory of Legacy set of medallions. “A gold medallion commemorates the farm raid, a silver medallion the Rivonia trial and another gold medallion honours the escape from Marshall Square,” said South African Gold Coin Exchange executive chairman Alan Demby, who handed the set to Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. – The Citizen