Military vets were prepared to hold ministers 'for days'

Hostage drama threatens stability just months after July unrest

17 October 2021 - 00:05 By KGOTHATSO MADISA, AMANDA KHOZA and GRAEME HOSKEN

The military veterans who kept two ministers and a deputy minister hostage at a hotel in Tshwane this week were prepared to hold on to them “for days’’ until their demands were met — including the payment of R4.2m each to 9,000 veterans at a total cost of more than R37bn...

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