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President Cyril Ramaphosa says 11 of the 17 young South African men who were falsely recruited to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war and later became stranded, are expected to return home soon. According to the Presidency, four of the men have already returned to South Africa. The group, aged between 20 and 39, was allegedly lured abroad under the false promise of job opportunities, only to find themselves caught up […]
SAfm presenter, Nonkululeko Mantula, and her four co-accused will remain behind bars for a week as investigations deepen into an alleged recruitment network sending South Africans to join the Russia–Ukraine war. Mantula — a 39-year-old senior SABC journalist — appeared briefly in the Kempton Park Magistrates Court on Monday morning alongside Thulani Mazibuko, Xolani Ntuli, Siphamandla Tshabalala and Sifiso Mabena. The group was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport over […]
The MK Party's Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has resigned as a Member of Parliament. Her resignation comes as she faces public scrutiny over allegations linking her to the trafficking of 17 young South African men who are now stranded in war-torn Ukraine. This follows a criminal case opened at the Sandton Police Station by former President Jacob Zuma’s other daughter, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, against Zuma-Sambudla, Siphokazi Xuma and Blessing Khoza. Earlier this month, […]
