Defence Minister Thandi Modise, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele and Deputy Minister of Defence Thabang Makwetla were held hostage after a meeting between them and the veterans broke down.
The two ministers who were held hostage by ANC military veterans are of the view that the ordeal is a sign of South Africa’s maturing democracy, and that the country is not a security-heavy state.
Heavily armed South African military was deployed rescue captured defence minister thezimbabwemail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thezimbabwemail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Police Minister Bheki Cele says they were forced to intervene and rescue two ministers and a deputy minister because the military veterans had refused to let them go.
The Right2Know Campaign said government’s “go-slow” on the investigation and criminal prosecutions of those responsible for July unrest paved the way for the ministers’ hostage drama.