PRETORIA-(MaraviPost)-South African police have launched an investigation into serious allegations against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former President Jacob Zuma.
She is accused of allegedly deceiving 17 men into joining Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Reports indicate that the men were recruited under the pretense of serving as bodyguards for her father’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.
Her stepsister, Nkosazana Bongamini Zuma-Mncube, has claimed that the men were sent to Russia and subsequently deployed to the front lines of the conflict.
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has not publicly responded to the accusations at this time.
The 2021 riots in South Africa remain a separate legal matter for which she is already facing trial, reportedly for incitement of violence.
Earlier this month, the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that it had received urgent requests for assistance from 17 South African men, aged between 20 and 39, who are trapped in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
The allegations have sparked national concern in South Africa over the recruitment of citizens for foreign conflicts under potentially false pretenses.
Police investigations are ongoing, and authorities are seeking to establish the full circumstances surrounding the men’s deployment and the role of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and her associates.
The situation has added to the scrutiny of Zuma-Sambudla’s activities and intensified discussions around accountability for the recruitment of citizens in international conflicts.
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