The National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, Minister Nathi Mthethwa in collaboration with the Department of Military Veterans, Director General Ms Irene Mpolweni, will on Friday, 2 December 2022 host a Consultative National Work for Military Veterans on the New Repatriation Model. The workshop will take place at the Birchwood Hotel, in Boksburg.
Hosted in partnership with the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and the National Heritage Council (NHC), the national consultative workshop will present a new country-to-country model and implementation plan for the repatriation of Human Remains of Military Veterans who perished in exile.
Following a need to relook at the repatriation and restitution programme approach, His Excellency Mr Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a Presidential Technical Task Team (PTTT) on Military Veterans to address issues related to Military Veterans chaired by the Deputy President Mr David Mabuza. The result of this Task Team led to Cabinet approving the National Policy for the Repatriation and Restitution of Human Remains in March 2021 under which an Advisory Committee was formed. The Committee was tasked with the development of the most cost effective and yet impactful model and implementation plan to address past repatriation challenges which among others include lack of coordination, individual repatriation, high financial costs etc.
Through workshops, a new inclusive and integrated country-to-country approach has been adopted for presentation during the upcoming National Consultative Workshop.
Members of the Media are Invited as Follows:
Date: Friday, 02 December 2022
Time: 09h00
Venue: Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre, Boksburg in Ekurhuleni.
RSVPs, kindly contact:
Mr. Madimetja Moleba
Cell: 066 301 4675
E-mail: madimetjam@dsac.gov.za
Ms. Lebogang Mothapa
Cell: 076 865 7188
E-mail: Lebogang.mothapa@dmv.gov.za
Media enquiries:
Ms. Zimasa Velaphi
Head of Communications and Marketing
Cell: 072 172 8925
E-mail: zimasav@dsac.gov.za.
