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@carteblanchetv @MNet @DStv @macmoleli What a tangled web! And Jacob Zuma and family involved! Those poor family members not knowing what's going on.

@carteblanchetv @macmoleli We must remember these are Zuma's that are involved no matter how much evidence becomes available nothing will ever come from this

@carteblanchetv @macmoleli This is painful 😓. Imagine looking forward to an overseas training, free travel and every expense paid. Being unemployed, it sounds like a real opportunity. Just to go fight a war you are not part of without any military training 😭😭

In November last year, members of the Zuma family reported the matter to the police, naming Zuma-Sambudla, Jacob Zuma’s friend Siphokazi Xuma, and Blessing Khoza as the main recruiters. The authorities have interviewed most of the family members – and now, the men as they’ve returned. They have the same evidence we have – and more. The Hawks have the statements and the multiple messages between the men, their families and the alleged recruiters. So, why is this investigation taking so long? To date, nobody has been charged. One man remains hospitalised in Moscow. The two men from Botswana are still missing, including Kitso’s son. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

In KZN - a province blighted by unemployment - the idea of receiving so-called 'intelligence training' in Russia seemed like a lucky break for many. Phumla Zuma claims Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla pressured the young men into signing Russian contracts. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

@carteblanchetv @macmoleli what sinister reasons would the men be recruited to go to war for?

Trading on famjily ties and friendships, MK Party member Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla seems to have been at the forefront of the Russia recruitment drive. It's alleged she persuaded two men from Botswana to join. Kitso Molatlhegi's son was one of them. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

@carteblanchetv @MNet @DStv @macmoleli Is this not considered "human trafficking "? Dude was paid millions for selling these guys. She should be prosecuted.

@carteblanchetv @macmoleli Modern day slavery

This is Phumla Zuma. The sister-in-law of Jacob Zuma, several of her family members ended up on the front line in the Russia-Ukraine war. She says they were approached in June last year by a friend of Jacob Zuma. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

Persuaded to join a war on the other side of the world… Many have returned, but not all their families are rejoicing. That's #CarteBlanche tonight at 7pm on @MNet channel 101, and @DStv Stream. @macmoleli #Russia #Ukraine

Tonight at 8 PM @podcastwithmacg , Macfarlane Moleli debuts the very first episode of Be Frank with Mac!Joined by Thembisa Fakude the new Global South strategy. Don't miss this unfiltered masterclass in global politics. See you at 8 PM!

During one of K9 Bond and Sgt Mak's search and rescue training sessions in a veld in Mthatha, our camera crew and Mac found it difficult to keep up with this speedy four-legged hero. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

In September, Zainab's son, Mogamat Yusuf, wanted to sell his phone on Facebook Marketplace. Instead, he was lured to his death by an unknown women posing as a potential buyer. He was just a week away from getting maried... #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

Now on #CarteBlanche: From spaza shop shelves to brazen cross-border hauls. It’s more than a cheap smoke. It’s a multi-billion rand criminal economy bleeding the country dry. @macmoleli

A pack of legit cigarettes costs around R55 per packet. This includes R26 in excise tax, VAT, manufacturing costs and company profit. So, anything costing less is very likely imported illegally. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

The real cost of illicit cigarette smuggling? Roughly R20 billion in tax per year. Money that could've gone towards education, health and basic infrastructure. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

Cigarette smuggling syndicates along the Zim-SA border are becoming more militant, with some carrying AK-47s, using radios and drones to evade capture. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

Near Beitbridge border post lies an abandoned 5000-hectare farm with a 12-bedroom hunting lodge. Nine months ago, the owner was forced off his R40-million property by a cigarette smuggling syndicate. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli

This isn't your average pickpocket scam... By the time you realise what's missing, it's already too late. These syndicates aren't hunting wallets, they're hunting car keys. #CarteBlanche @macmoleli