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SA FM BROADCASTER CASE POSTPONED AGAIN | RUSSIA RECRUITMENT ALLEGATIONS UPDATE

MDNtv — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:08:20 +0000

The case involving SA FM senior broadcaster Nonkululeko Mantula and four co-accused has been postponed once again by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court.

Mantula appeared alongside Thulani Mazibuko, Xolani Ntuli, Siphamandla Tshabalala, and Sfiso Mabena on charges linked to allegedly recruiting men to assist the Russian military in the war with Ukraine.

Key details:
• Arrested in late November last year
• Charged under the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act (1998)
• Law prohibits South Africans from assisting foreign military operations without state approval

Bail details:
• Nonkululeko Mantula – R30,000
• Xolani Ntuli – R15,000
• Other accused – R5,000 each

The State informed the court that investigations are still ongoing, including downloading data from the suspects’ phones. More time is needed to determine the next legal steps.

The case has now been postponed to 2 July 2026.

In this video:
• Full court update
• Charges explained in simple terms
• What happens next in the case
• Latest developments from the hearing

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SAFM PRESENTER NONKULULEKO MANTULA AND CO-ACCUSED BACK IN COURT OVER RUSSIAN MILITARY RECRUITMENT

MDNtv — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:46:38 +0000

SAFM presenter Nonkululeko Mantula and four co-accused appeared at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, facing charges of recruiting South Africans to join the Russian military in contravention of the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act.

The case stems from a Hawks investigation linked to the Russia Ukraine war and has been postponed to 29 April. The group was arrested in December last year.

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Former South African President and MK leader Jacob Zuma Allegedly Travelled To Russia To Try And Rescue The 17 People

MDN tv — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:09:26 +0000

Following the arrest of five people including the SA FM radio presenter, it has ermerged that former South African President and Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) Jacob Zuma allegedly travelled to Russia to try and intervene in the 17 South Africans who were lured to join the Ukraine-Russia war.

Zuma is alleged to have travelled to Russia at the end of September to try and intervene in the matter relating to 17 people that were lured to join the Ukraine-Russia war.

According to close sources within the Zuma family in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), the is not well between the Zuma’s in Nkandla.

This comes after it has emrged that three of the 17 people are from the Zuma family and they are related to the fired former president African National Congress (ANC).

Over the past weekend the Hawks arrested five people including the SAfm Radio Presenter Nonkululeko Mantula (39).

Other co-accused are Thulani Mazibuko (24) Xolani Ntuli (47) Siphamandla Tshabalala (23) and Sifiso Mabena (21).

The suspects are expected back at the Kempton Park Magistrate Court within seven days to apply for bail where they are facing charges of contravening the Foreign Military Assistance Act.

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla was forced to voluntary resign as the member of parliament on Friday to focus on bringing back the 17 South Africans stuck in the Ukraine-Russia war.

The Zuma relatives who who cannot be named and who were lured to the Ukraine-Russia war are aged between (34), (28) and the grandchild who is (26)

Two members of the Zuma family who spoke to spoke to MDN News on condition that they remain anonymous said that the situation was bad between the members of the family.

“The situation is really bad. The families are not on speaking terms. The two boys who are stuck in that Ukraine-Russia war are Msholozi’s sons. His late older brother was their father. We are basically family. The problem about this is the fact this has become a war of both families as no one has bothered to call a family meeting to discuss the mess that Duduzile and her cronies did,” said the member.

Another family member said that the mother of the two boys has met Zuma but there was no way forward after the meeting.

“The mother of the two boys, who happens to be the wife of Zuma’s older brother took it upon herself to go and meet with her brother in law to find a solution to the mess that Duduzile created. She came back empty handed, the meeting was fruitless because aince then we are all hearing things fromthe media.

“The culprit is Duduzile. She is blueticking us and not saying a word to us as the family. She has never met any of the mothers of these boys who are overseas. The last time one of us spoke to her was when she was welcoming the boys in Russia and handed them over to the Russians. After that she has been scarce here in Nkandla. We think there was a lot of money involve which tempted her to recruit people for the Russians. All we want is for the family to work together and bring our boys back at home. If she’s indeed involved or she was blindsided, she must go and defdend herself in court,” another family member said.

Attempts to get comment from MK Party National Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela proved fruitless as the calls and WhatsApp messages were ignored.

It will be remembered that Zuma’s older daughter, Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube, opened a criminal case against her sister, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, in connection with the 17 South African men who were allegedly lured to Russia and sent to fight in Ukraine without their consent.

Zuma-Mncube said she had laid charges at the Sandton police station on November 22, and one of the people she is opening a case against is her sister.

She further said in her affidavit that out of all the 17 men, eight of them were close family members.

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Embattled MKP member Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla recently resigned as the MKP MP

MDN tv — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:52:30 +0000

The net is slowly closing in for the people who participated in the recruitment process of the South Africans in the Ukraine-Russia war.

On Friday, Umkhonto Wesizwe Party member of parliament and former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla resigned as an MP.

In the latest developments, it has emerged that the Hawks have arrested four individuals that are alleged to be involved in the recruitment of the South Africans to the Russia-Ukraine war at the O.R Tambo International Airport today.

The four are charged with breaking the Foreign Military Assitance Act.

Hawks Spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale confirmed the allegations.

“Four suspects are to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrates court on Monday, 01 December 2025 following their arrest on Friday, 28 November 2025 on suspicion of contravention of the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act, 15 of 1998,” said Mogale.

The Hawks said that the arrests emanate from a tip off from OR Tambo SAPS regarding four males en route to Russia via the United Arab Emirates who were removed from the boarding gate as suspicious and referred to the Hawks’ Crimes Against the State (CATS) section.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that a South African female had been facilitating the travel and recruitment of these individuals into the Russian Federation Military. A search and seizure warrant was obtained for an additional suspect who is believed to be involved in the facilitation of the four individuals as well as the fifth who had already left the country for Russia.

“Upon the individual’s arrival at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) on 27 November 2025, the individual was interviewed, during which further evidence was uncovered. This led to the arrest of three additional male suspects on 28 November 2025. Electronic gadgets and two backpacks were seized for further investigation,” Mogale.

Mogale further said that coordination with intelligence and international counterparts is ongoing to determine the full extent of the network and any further security threats.

During the media briefing that was held in Durban by the MKP, her party said that Zuma-Sambudla’s resignation came after it emerged that she played a very influential role when young men between the ages of 20 and 39 were recruited to join the Ukraine-Russia war.

According to the latest news reports, the young men were recruited to go and train in Russia to become bodyguards within the MKP.

The MKP has since distanced itself fron the allegations and in return promised toassist Zuma-Sambudla in her fight to return the South Africans who are currently abroad.

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