By Thapelo Molefe
Government is investigating allegations that R14 million was paid to facilitate the recruitment of South African men to fight on Russian frontlines, as 15 of the 17 men who sought help to return home have now been repatriated.
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni confirmed during a post Cabinet media briefing on Thursday that investigations are under way into payments allegedly linked to private military recruitment.
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“What we know for sure is that there were payments that were made,” Ntshavheni said.
“The investigators will have to establish who received the money and for what purpose and what they did with that money.”
The men, aged between 20 and 39, had contacted South African authorities claiming they were lured to Russia under false pretences. According to Ntshavheni, some families alleged that their sons were trafficked and that a R14
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