Two more former Mkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans have on Friday been granted R500 bail in the Pretoria Magistrates Court.
JOHANNESBURG - Two more former uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans have on Friday been granted R500 bail in the Pretoria Magistrates Court.The remaining nine are also due to apply for bail after they were found to have pending serious cases against them including rape, kidnapping and murder.
The veterans were in a meeting with three Cabinet ministers over their demands for housing and other social assistance at the St George's Hotel in Irene last week.WATCH: Case against military vets accused of holding ministers hostage postponed
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