Tag: Russia

‘It’s insulting’: SACP pleads poverty amid rumours it’s funded by Russia or China

Solly Mapaila described the SACP's decision to contest elections as a "tactical…

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Russia and Ukraine set for Orthodox Easter truce

Russia announced a similar, 30-hour truce with Ukraine over Orthodox Easter last…

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‘No remorse’: Russia jails 15 for life over IS-claimed 2024 concert hall attack

A Russian court sentences four gunmen and accomplices to life for the…

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Russia, Ukraine begin exchange of 500 prisoners of war

The prisoner swop follows Geneva talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United…

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Russia elephant in Cyril’s room

President Cyril Ramaphosa demanded the men's "immediate repatriation" and announced a commission…

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‘It was war’: Men recruited to fight for Russia describe treatment on the frontlines – report

The men arrived home this week after being lured to Russia on…

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Parties that contracted SA men to fight for Russia declined to release them without payment – Ntshavheni

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said investigations are ongoing into allegations…

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11 South Africans recruited to fight for Russia headhome

One recruit remains hospitalised in Moscow as repatriation efforts continue. A group…

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Zelensky says Ukraine unbroken after 4 years, but Russia vows to fight on

Ukraine marks invasion anniversary with renewed calls for European support and firm…

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Work or study in Russia: Inside the tactics allegedly used by MK party to supply African cannon fodder

Swiss NGO Inpact states that since 2023, 32 South Africans have been…

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