GAUTENG. – Nine Zimbabwean citizens appeared in the Kempton Park and Johannesburg magistrates' courts on Monday after being detained on Sunday at OR Tambo International Airport and a hotel in Bruma. They allegedly wanted to leave South Africa to take part in the Russia-Ukraine war.
All nine are charged with breaching the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act. Magaboke Mohlatlole, NPA spokesperson, says a multidisciplinary team detained the nine following an intelligence-driven investigation. Weight Mudhanyane (23), Javangwe Munyaradzi (41), Wesley Sothole (24), Abel Muchenje (40) and Knowledge Ndunduma (46) were detained at the airport and appeared in Kempton Park. Bobo Chinhondo (43), Batsirai Shereni (24), Liberty Shereni (44) and Niobe Zhou (37) were detained at the hotel in Bruma and appeared in Johannesburg. The cases were postponed to 10 and 12 November respectively to allow the accused to obtain legal representation.
All nine remain in custody following their court appearances.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
