Deputy minister of Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla says his ministry has budgeted R300 million to honour and support the families of all fallen struggle heroes in the country.

Makwetla was speaking at Freedom Park in Pretoria, where he handed over the remains of the ten MK members, who died during the struggle in the 1980’s, to their families.

“As the leadership of ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe, we are here to be reminded that true patriotism in South Africa is actually of very quality because those have set the standard so high that when we talk of patriotism we are talking of individuals who are prepared to give their all for the good of all South Africans”, said Makwetla.

The remains of the 10 Umkhonto we Sizwe veterans, who were handed over to their respective families in Pretoria on Friday, will be reburied at their respective homes across the country on Saturday.

Some of the activists were killed in the Battle of Mutale near Thohoyandou in March 1988. Others include the Mofolo 3, who were killed in the operation that was run by Soweto security police who disguised themselves as MK members in Soweto in July 1989. Dumisani Nkabinde is a member of the Nkabinde family who was amongst the recipients of the remains.

“It has been 25 years, we have been looking, lot of things has happened, people have been born and also died , people who were supposed to be with us right here, right now. I feel that we should give thanks to organisations and the people, I think they have been brought home eventually”.
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