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3w ago

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla Quits Parliament as Police Probe Alleged Recruitment to Russia’s War

Authorities are investigating claims she helped recruit 17 South Africans to Donbas.

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Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, left, shares a light moment outside High Court during her trial for terrorism linked to the July 2021 riots in Durban, South Africa, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo)
FILE - Former South African President Jacob Zuma, speaks as his daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, right, listens, during a press conference in Soweto, South Africa, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
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Overview

  • MK Party officials announced her immediate resignation in Durban, calling it voluntary and denying any party role in sending recruits to Russia.
  • Police opened an investigation after a complaint by her half-sister, who alleges Zuma-Sambudla and two others lured men with promises of security training.
  • The Democratic Alliance filed criminal charges and says it has WhatsApp messages it believes show coordination of the recruitment.
  • The Presidency says 17 citizens are trapped in eastern Ukraine after being duped by offers of lucrative jobs, and officials are working to bring them home.
  • Zuma-Sambudla told police she experienced only non-combat training in Russia and denies exposing anyone to harm, while she separately faces trial over the 2021 unrest.