(a) The Department of Military Veterans still has a number of medals in stock to be awarded to members of the non-statutory force of uMkhonto we Sizwe for whom the first set of medals were designed and cast. At present the Department of Military Veterans has gone into negotiations with the former APLA for approval of designs of medals for their organisation.
(b) There have been no medal parades since 2012 to honour any military
Veterans.
(i) No medal parades were held nor planned to honour Statutory Forces.
(ii) The Department held three medal parades to award medals to uMkhonto we Sizwe non-statutory force.
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 11 DECEMBER 2015