South Africa in talks with Russia over men ‘tricked’ into fighting in Ukraine
Government says it received distress calls, as daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma accused of luring men to frontlineSouth Africa’s government is in talks with Russia to bring home 17 South African men fighting for Russia in Ukraine, after the men were allegedly tricked on to the frontlines of...
<p>Government says it received distress calls, as daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma accused of luring men to frontline</p><p>South Africa’s government is in talks with Russia to bring home 17 South African men fighting for Russia in Ukraine, after the men were allegedly tricked on to the frontlines of the war by a daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma.</p><p>Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/dec/14/south-africans-tricked-fighting-for-russia-ukraine">has been accused</a> in multiple lawsuits of luring the 17 South African and two Botswanan men to Russia in July, by telling them they would be training as bodyguards for her father’s uMkhonto weSizwe political party or attending a personal development course.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/south-africa-russia-men-tricked-fighting-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>
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