Military Veterans

Updated:

2012-05-22

Originator:

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

Draft Bill

Year of publication:

2010

Explanatory summary:

Notice of intended introduction published in GG 33762 of 19 November 2010 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document.

Bill

Bill number:

B1-2011

Year of publication:

2011

Bill full text:

Act

Act number:

18 of 2011

Year of publication:

2011

Commencement date:

1 April 2012 (Proc 26, GG 35221, 2012-04-02)

Act full text:

Published in GG 34819 of 5 December 2011 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document
Access for Netlaw subscribers, or purchase this document

Amendments:

Repeals the Military Veterans' Affairs Act 17 of 1999

Further Information

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News articles:

New Bill to provide benefits for veterans – Polity.org.za (2010-11-18)
Bill to provide benefits for veterans – News24 (2010-11-18)
High cost of war veteran benefits queried - Business Day (2011-01-31)
Cancelled meeting leaves cost of veterans' perks a mystery - Business Day (2011-02-17)
'Apartheid veterans' may cost SA up to R65bn - Business Day (2011-03-07)
Makwetla must take responsibility for Military Vets Bill: DA - The New Age (2011-03-07)
Military vets benefits to cost billions - Fin24 (2011-03-09)
MK veterans to cost govt R19.6bn - Times Live (2011-03-09)
R19.6bn for veterans a moving target - DG - News24 (2011-03-09)
Veterans get R65bn to 'avert threat of instability' - Times Live (2011-03-09)
Military Veterans Bill costed - Parliament of South Africa (2011-03-11)
Groundwork for war vets bill 'flawed' - Mail & Guardian (2011-03-11)
Wat vets bill could blow up in SA's face - Sunday Independent (2011-04-11)
Veterans' R1.6bn benefits 'not enough' - Fin24 (2011-04-13)
Makwetla clears air over veteran bill - The New Age (2011-06-09)
MPs sign of on military veterans bill - News24 (2011-06-29)
Assembly passes military veterans bill - News24 (2011-08-16)

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