Zuma’s Daughter Quits as Lawmaker Over Russia Recruitment Report

One of former South African President Jacob Zuma’s daughters resigned as a national lawmaker following a report that she had recruited young men to serve in Russian forces in its war against Ukraine.

A group of about 20 men from South Africa and Botswana who were approached by Duduzile Zuma traveled to Russia in July after being told they would train as bodyguards to work for her father’s political party, Bloomberg reported last week. They signed military contracts written in Russian, were sent to the frontlines in Ukraine and lost contact with their families in August, according to the some of their relatives.