Daughter of ex-South African leader Zuma accused of luring men to fight in Russia-Ukraine war

25/11/2025 19:26 France 24

South African police are investigating claims that a daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war. The allegations against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla claim Zuma-Sambudla and two other people were involved in recruiting 17 South Africans whom the presidency said this month it had been asked to rescue from Ukraine's war-ravaged Donbas region. FRANCE 24's Eunice Masson reports from Cape Town.

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