Discussions around improving risk assessment and ensuring that the president, deputy president and Cabinet ministers at a national level are adequately protected, have been ongoing since a Special Task Force had to be roped in to rescue ministers at the St George's Conference Centre in Irene, Pretoria last October.
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Scores of law enforcement officials swarmed the St George s Conference Centre in Irene after a meeting between military veterans and the defence minister turned into a hostile standoff.
The Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans updates the public on government interventions and the comprehensive approach to address the challenges faced by military veterans.
The Special Task Force has stormed the St George's Conference Centre in Irene, Pretoria, to rescue Defence Minister Thandi Modise, her deputy, Thabang Makwetla, and Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele after they were held hostage by disgruntled military veterans.