"Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of luring men to Russia in the latest scandal rocking the prominent Zuma family. A daughter of South Africa's former president, Jacob Zuma, on Friday resigned as a lawmaker after explosive allegations that she tricked 17 South African men into joining a Russian mercenary group to fight in Ukraine. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, who joined parliament in 2024 under her father's opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, is officially under a police investigation, but she denies allegations of involvement."
"South African police revealed early last week that the investigations into Zuma-Sambudla's role in the case were prompted after her half sister, Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube, filed an affidavit accusing the politician of trafficking South African men into fighting on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war with promises of lucrative job offers. The scandal has exposed deep rifts in the prominent Zuma family. Like her father, whose administration was racked with corruption scandals, Zuma-Sambudla is a controversial figure in South African politics."
"South African police revealed on November 24 that Zuma-Sambudla, 43, was being investigated in connection with the forced recruitment of 17 South African men into a Russian mercenary group. The investigations came after Zuma-Mncube filed an affidavit against her sister. Zuma-Mncube claims to be the former president's eldest daughter of at least 20 children from six wives. The current state of the relationship between the sisters is unclear."
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla resigned from parliament after allegations that she tricked 17 South African men into joining a Russian mercenary group to fight in Ukraine. She joined parliament in 2024 under the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party and is under police investigation while denying involvement. The probe began after her half sister, Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube, filed an affidavit accusing her of trafficking men with promises of lucrative job offers. The scandal has deepened rifts within the Zuma family and added to Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's controversial political profile. She previously faced court appearance over alleged involvement in the deadly 2021 riots.
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