Defence Minister Thandi Modise and her Deputy Thabang Makwetla alongside Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele were held hostage by disgruntled military veterans on Thursday night but were later released.
It emerged that talks between the Presidential Task Team and the ex-combatants broke down and both parties could not reach an agreement.
Detailing what transpired, Gungubele said they were about to leave the meeting when all the doors were closed by some of the military veterans attending the meeting. Earlier, IOL had reported that Deputy President David Mabuza was set to meet the veterans to discuss their grievances.IOL also understands that some of them were not from around Johannesburg and had to arrange a place to sleep on Wednesday night.
"They have been cooperative. The issues they are raising are part of their plight, and there is a planned meeting between themselves and the deputy president as being delegated to deal with these matters at the level of government," Mabe said. “At 7:15 police received reports of a hostage situation at St Goerge hotel. They have been charged with three counts of kidnapping. What I do know is that the three ministers who were whisked away by the protectors did not need medical attention. I don’t know where they are,” said Naidoo.
“We were sitting with them . This was not a hostage. What we wanted is that the President must come and address us," Mzobe said.
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