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How an obsolete jet became one of Africa’s deadliest fighters

During the long border war of the Cold War era, South Africa found itself isolated by international sanctions while fighting a brutal conflict linked to Namibia’s struggle for independence. Unable to ...
UPI

South Africa opens probe into young men fighting in Ukraine war

Nov. 6 (UPI) --South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered an investigation Thursday into how at least 17 South African citizens ended up fighting as mercenaries in the Donbas region of Ukraine, ...
NPR

South Africans trapped on frontlines of Russia-Ukraine war plead for help

South Africa scrambles to rescue 17 men lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine, exposing a web of exploitation, politics and international mercenary recruiting involving a former president's daughter.
The New York Times

Lured by Jobs, They Ended Up ‘Going to War’ for Russia

The South African government is investigating how more than a dozen men unwittingly ended up on the front line in Russia’s war on Ukraine. By Zimasa Matiwane Reporting from Johannesburg When an ...