The government says it has received distress calls from 17 South African men, aged between 20 and 39, who are trapped in the war-torn Donbas region of Ukraine.
The group has appealed for urgent assistance to return home.
According to the presidency, the group, 16 of whom come from KwaZulu-Natal and one from the Eastern Cape, were lured to join mercenary forces involved in the Ukraine-Russia war under the pretext of lucrative employment contracts.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an investigation into the circumstances that led to the recruitment of these young men into these seemingly mercenary activities, his spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said.
“President Ramaphosa and the South…
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Is it? – Is that so? [iz-zit] A basic conversational word that can be inserted at various points in any conversation, meaning “oh, wow!” or “Is that so?” It can also be used when you don’t really feel like talking and don’t want to be rude but want to seem as if you’re listening. Example: “Last week we went on a game drive! Sho my bru! We saw loads of antelope!” “Is it, hey!”