MKLWV demands Military Veterans Department overhaul

The Umkhonto weSizwe Liberation War Veterans (MKLWV) is demanding a sweeping overhaul at the Military Veterans Department. It also demands the removal of director-general Irene Mpolweni over what it calls the department's failure to deliver on services enshrined in the Military Veterans Act. In a statement, the organisation decried what it called the demeaning and disrespectful manner in which freedom fighters are treated. MKLWV member Sello Maake elaborates. Tune into Newzroom Afrika channel 405 for more details.