The agency found that in July a group of about 20 young men went to the Russian Federation, who were promised that they would be trained as bodyguards to work in the party of ex-President Zuma. Later, the relatives of these people reported that those sent to the Russian Federation signed completely Russian-language contracts for service in the Russian army.
Some of the Africans whom the Russians sent to fight against Ukraine have already lost contact with some of them, the media notes.
Referring to correspondence on WhatsApp, Bloomberg reported that Duduzile Zuma assured the men’s parents that their children would not be sent to the front, and she wrote to the recruits themselves that “this is not the front line,” the Russians allegedly “are just scary” and even promised to come and pick them up “personally” if they are still sent to the front line.
Journalists recalled that in early November, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered an investigation into the recruitment of citizens of the country to participate in the war on the side of the Russian Federation.
Duduzile Zuma was previously associated with Russian campaigns, wrote posts on social networks in support of the illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin and showed photos of her father with Putin, and also “denigrated” Ramaphosa, writes Bloomberg.
It notes that the former president's daughter is now accused in South Africa of treason for inciting violence in 2021, when Jacob Zuma was detained and riots killed about 350 people.
