# The DA in concerned that minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thandi Modise is considering to remove the subsidised public transport benefits for military veterans due to the absence of an adequate subsidised public transport strategy. Despite the appointment of the Department acting director-general, the implementation of the Military Veterans Act is still not fully complied with. The DA’s Maliyakhe Shelembe says twelve years ago, the act was enacted with the provision that military veterans must be assisted with subsidised public transport:
DA calls on minister Modise to address subsidised public transport benefits for military veterans [SOUND]