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combatants addressed. He stressed that the MKMVA would not be disbanded but would continue to represent the combatants and fight for their needs.

“We are not going to be disbanded as MKMVA, it’s a question of going through a process towards unity. We have to continue to service all ex-MK combatants,” he said.

The MKMVA members openly sided with former president Jacob Zuma when he was in power. At the time, the association was unwilling to engage in unity talks.

The National Council, which is led by former MK chief of staff

Picture: AFP Women walk near a mural of Cantarranas municipality, west of Tegucigalpa in Honduras .