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SUBMISSIONS BY APLAMVA REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTED BY- DUDU PHAMA

SUBMISSIONS BY APLAMVA REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTED BY- DUDU PHAMA. THE SPECIAL PENSIONS AMMENDMENT BILL. The purpose of the Special Pensions Act(Act No.69 of 1996). PURPOSE OF THE ACT.

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SUBMISSIONS BY APLAMVA REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTED BY- DUDU PHAMA

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  1. SUBMISSIONS BY APLAMVA REPRESENTATIVEPRESENTED BY- DUDU PHAMA

  2. THE SPECIAL PENSIONS AMMENDMENT BILL The purpose of the Special Pensions Act(Act No.69 of 1996).

  3. PURPOSE OF THE ACT The purpose of this Act is to provide for the payment of pensions to persons who made sacrifices or served the public interests in establishing a non racial democratic constitutional order and as a result they were unable to or prevented from providing for pensions for a significant period.

  4. DISCRIMINATORY Unfairness in the age factor The conditions of the liberation struggle Conditions of ex-combatants

  5. RECOMMENDATIONS The rights to pensions should be extended to persons 21 years of age not 30 years of age (as suggested) by 1st December 1996 A once off lump some grant should be considered should there be constitutional constrains in bringing down the age to 21 to all those who were below the age of 30 on the commencement date

  6. THE OFFENCE 6A bis(2) In determining whether the person has committed an offence with with a political objective as contemplated in subsection(1)(b)(iii), it is improper to consider: c). The nature and gravity of the offence d).The effect of the commission of the offence on a political opponent f) The relationship,proximity and proportionality of the offence and the political objective pursued in its commission

  7. RECOMMENDATIONS The above are irrelevant in determining whether a person qualifies for a special pension or not, therefore it should be deleted.

  8. (4)(a) THE TABLE IN SCHEDULE 3. The amounts articulated in schedule 3 table need to be reviewed, especially for those members who are below the age of 50. No individual can survive on a pension of only R500 a month.

  9. SECTION 6D OF ACT 69 OF 1996 The issue of a 50%entitlement to the spouse of the deceased needs to be reviewed. A surviving spouse faces more challenges than it would have been the case when the deceased spouse is alive. Reducing the pensions payable to the survived spouse by 50% actually contributes to the sufferings of the family rather than alleviating the problem. The surviving spouse should be entitled to a 100% payable pension.

  10. APPEAL BOARD APLAMVA recommend a representation to the Appeal Board from each non statutory force(Military Veterans Associations), who will be in a position to understand and interpret the reasons for appeal from a veteran’s point of view

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