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File image | An inside view of a South African court room.
A South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) freelance radio presenter Nonkululeko Mantula and four other accused have been granted bail by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg.
The five appeared in court on charges related to the alleged recruitment of people for the Russian military.
The five have been in custody since their arrests last weekend at OR Tambo International Airport while en route to Russia.
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago.
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Accused number 1 Nonkululeko Mantula, the SABC freelance radio presenter has been granted R30 000 bail, while accused number 2, Xolani Ntuli was granted R15 000 bail and the other three accused were given R5 000 bail each.
The state has alleged that Mantula was the main planner of the recruitment.
The case has been postponed to February 10th next year for further investigation.
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