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The Citizen reports that SAfm presenter Nonkululeko Mantula is among five suspects accused of recruiting South Africans to join the Russia-Ukraine conflict. She appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday alongside four co-accused.
They are facing charges under the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act. Their case was postponed to 8 December for a formal bail application. The group was arrested over the weekend at OR Tambo International Airport. The authorities initially apprehended four of the men as they attempted to travel to Russia via the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following a tip-off that flagged their travel plans as suspicious. According to the Hawks, Mantula allegedly coordinated the recruitment and travel arrangements for those being sent to join Russia’s military.
The court appearance comes in the wake of political controversy involving Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, who recently resigned as an MK Party MP after being linked to the recruitment scandal. Her half-sister, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, opened a case at the Sandton police station, accusing her of orchestrating the recruitment of 17 South African men who were allegedly sent to Ukraine under the pretext of VIP protection training. Zuma-Sambudla has denied wrongdoing and filed her own complaint, claiming that a man identified as Blessing Khoza misled her into believing she was facilitating non-combat security training in Russia.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Molefe Seeletsa at The Citizen
- Read too, SAfm presenter among group facing court after airport mercenary arrests, at BusinessDay
- En ook, Vyf in hof oor Russiese militêre werwing, by Maroela Media
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