US EditionSouth African ex-leader’s daughter quits Parliament over Russian mercenary allegations
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla resigned amid allegations she recruited 17 South Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine; investigations are ongoing and her party denies involvement.
- Comrade Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla resigned from South Africa's National Assembly and public positions over allegations of luring 17 South African men to fight in Ukraine's war.
- The MK party denied involvement despite some members being recruited to train in Russia, calling it a 'sensitive matter'.
- Criminal charges were filed against Zuma-Sambudla for human trafficking and violating anti-mercenary laws, while she also faces trial for inciting unrest in 2021.
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The discovery of an underground recruitment network of South Africans to fight Russia's ranks in Ukraine shakes the country. At the center of the accusations, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla.
According to Kiev, 1,426 nationals of 36 African countries were identified in the Russian ranks, including 17 South Africans recruited through the daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma.
Zuma’s daughter resigns amid claims South Africans were lured into Ukraine War
The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has stepped down from Parliament amid mounting controversy over allegations that she played a role in luring South African men into fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine.
Zuma's daughter quits South African parliament amid war recruitment claims
A daughter of South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament after claims she was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war, her party said Friday. Police last week said they were investigating allegations that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, an MP in her father's Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, had lured 17 South African men to Russia "to fight in the Ukrainian war without their knowledge or consent".
The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma and parliamentarian Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has resigned after being accused of recruiting South African citizens to take part in the war against Ukraine on Russia's side.
She resigned as a Member of Parliament today because of the allegations.
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