Tenth overseas nationwide arrested in South Africa over Russia-Ukraine battle recruitment

Crime

By Linda Ikeji
12 November 2026, 10:07 pm

South African police arrested a 38-year-old overseas nationwide on Wednesday on suspicion of trying to journey overseas to battle within the Russia-Ukraine battle. The arrest brings to 10 the variety of folks detained in reference to the alleged recruitment operation.

The South African Police Service instructed The Citizen that the arrest adopted a joint operation involving the Hawks, Interpol’s Pretoria bureau, police intelligence and monitoring items, and worldwide legislation enforcement companies. Authorities didn’t disclose the suspect’s nationality.

The suspect faces prices below South Africa’s Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act of 1998. Nine Zimbabwean males arrested on 8 November face prices below the identical legislation over allegations that they tried to go away South Africa to hitch the battle.

Five of the boys, Weight Mudhanyane, 23, Javangwe Munyaradzi, 41, Wesley Sothole, 24, Abel Muchenje, 40, and Knowledge Ndunduma, 46, had been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport and appeared earlier than the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court.

The different 4, Bobo Chinhondo, 43, Batsirai Shereni, 24, Liberty Shereni, 44, and Niobe Zhou, 37, had been arrested at a lodge in Bruma and appeared earlier than the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court.