Five remains of former of former members of Ukhonto we Sizwe who
were killed in various battles against the then South African Defence Force
between 1978 and 1988 will be handed over to their families on Saturday 08
March 2014 at East London City Hall.
The occasion will be attended by amongst others, the Minister of
Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Jeff Radebe, the Deputy Minister of
Defence and Military Veterans, Mr Thabang Makwetla, members of the families of
the deceased as well as various stakeholders.
The
reburial of fallen combatants during the liberation struggle as well as other
military veterans constitutes part of the mandate of the Department of Military
Veterans to honour and memorialize military veterans in line with Section 5 of
the Military Veterans Act 18 of 2011.
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