In tonight’s edition: President Cyril Ramaphosa thanks his counterpart Vladimir Putin for helping to secure the return of 11 South Africans tricked into joining the Russia-Ukraine war. Also, the military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group is reportedly killed in an army drone strike in eastern DR Congo. And more than 6 million people are on the brink of famine in Somalia as the country is facing widespread drought.
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Wait I thought Russia was a great friend of SA. I can't believe Putin would do this to a BRICS member 😂
Sadly, SA is on the wrong side of most conflicts these days. Especially when it comes to Israel. They need to kick Hamas out of SA. Nothing good comes from Hamas. Not for Gazans or anyone else.
Disgusting Great Ukraine will never defile its legions with nations of a different class🔱⚡🇺🇦
I hope these men will be imprisoned for life for being mercenarys.
A corrupt member of the Zuma family I'm shocked I tell you shocked 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Russia doesn't need a few South Africans it has 150000 Indians going to Russia on work visas I bet that they all end up on the front line.
Finally some good news from DRC
That makes me happy to see those guys saved. Now steps need to be taken to stop others from going there.
Nothing will happen to anyone.
The government knows 😂don't play games with us we are not kids
From a hundred returns 15..! Lol
Why Ukraine not kill them racists. They went to Ukriane to kil ape pillage and Ukranians still showed ❤️…Pathetic. Ukranians should also stop sending food to south africa. Why should a country at war who begging for weapons sending food to the enemy
So Ramapoes thanks Pootin for allowing them to come back?! What a fkn joke. How about reprimanding Pootin for abducting them in the first place?!
BRICS going well then 😂
"We were tricked. We accepted money to kill ukrainian women and children but the Ukrainians were fighting back 😭"
Cyril Ramaphosa is not protecting his citizens by thanking Putin. His admiration for Russia is blinding him.
Ukraine should hold ALL mercenaries they capture in regular prison and then bring them to trial when the war is over not send the idiots back to where they are from or back to russia they aren't pow's no rules or laws about how to treat mercenaries captured in war hold them in prison then try them in court
Tricked by Zuma's daughter . That what the parents of these young men said . 2 of them is reported to have died . It doesn't matter who recruited them . but Zuma is the one who authorised it . Whoever recruited them told them they will be trained to be security personnel for Zuma's MK party . He must pay for these people's lives, and not pretend that he had nothing to do with this . His authority was used , because the MK was formed by him .
I guess Russias influence will grow because of it. Putin is actively destroying Russias future
Why won’t South Africa jail and try the Zumas for tricking those men into fighting for Russia? The Zumas cannot be a law unto themselves.