Overview
- Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube deposed an affidavit at Sandton Police Station naming her sister and two others and requesting a formal investigation.
- SAPS confirmed an enquiry docket has been registered and assigned to provincial investigators, with specific charges to be determined after further inquiry.
- The complaint alleges the men were lured to Russia under false pretences and handed to a mercenary group to fight without their knowledge or consent.
- The Presidency said President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered a probe and that diplomatic channels are being used to secure the men’s return, with the group said to be aged 20 to 39 and largely from KwaZulu-Natal with one from the Eastern Cape.
- Ukraine’s embassy in Pretoria said it is unaware of any such recruitment on its side and suggested the men appeared to fight for Russia, while the Russian embassy declined to comment.