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Timbuktu kidnapping

SA Hostage in Mali: Stephen McGown home after six years in captivity

South Africa

SA Hostage in Mali: Stephen McGown home after six years in captivity

By Peter Fabricius

McGown: ‘I did my best to see the best in the bad situations and the difficult times’

Africa

McGown: ‘I did my best to see the best in the bad situations and the difficult times’

By Kristen Van Schie

Newsdeck

McGown: Gift of the Givers unaware of reported €3.5m ransom

By News24

Analysis: As long as ransoms are paid, kidnappings will continue

Africa

Analysis: As long as ransoms are paid, kidnappings will continue

By Jasmine Opperman

Newsdeck

S.African held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali freed

By AFP

SA hostage in Mali: ‘Please help me to bring this to a close’

Africa

SA hostage in Mali: ‘Please help me to bring this to a close’

By Peter Fabricius