Latest articles on Anton Hammerl

Remembering Anton Hammerl and those he left behind

Article Staff Reporter - 13 May 2012

Renowned photojournalists are donating work for an auction to support the children of photographer Anton Hammerl.

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DNA lead in search for Anton Hammerl’s body

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Apr 2012

DNA taken from a coffin found in a mass grave in Libya may match that of South African photographer Anton Hammerl who was killed near Brega last year.

Slain lensman’s wife in plea to Libya’s new leaders

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Oct 2011

The wife of Anton Hammerl has pleaded with Libya to help find the photojournalist's body, still missing since his death there seven months ago.

Friends and family remember Anton Hammerl

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Jul 2011

Family and friends attending the memorial service of slain photographer Anton Hammerl gathered under bare winter trees in Parktown North on Saturday.

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Warrant a stumbling block in Libya solution, officials say

Article Mandy Rossouw - 3 Jun 2011

President Jacob Zuma's report to the AU about his visit to Libya will highlight the arrest warrant issued by the ICC.

Libya to assist SA in search for Hammerl’s remains

Article Staff Reporter - 31 May 2011

The Libyan government has agreed at "the highest level" to help South Africa search for the remains of slain photographer Anton Hammerl.

Zuma to take Gaddafi to task over Hammerl’s death

Article Staff Reporter - 30 May 2011

SA President Jacob Zuma will discuss photojournalist Anton Hammerl's death during his visit to Tripoli for talks with Muammar Gaddafi.

Zuma applauded for plans to address Hammerl’s death

Article Staff Reporter - 28 May 2011

The National Press Club has welcomed Zuma's assurance that he will assist to get slain photographer Anton Hammerl's body returned to his family.

The hunt for Hammerl’s body

Article Sipho Kings - 27 May 2011

The South African and Austrian governments are doing all they can to find the body of slain photographer Anton Hammerl.

Hammerl’s family urges Zuma to have body returned

Article Staff Reporter - 26 May 2011

Anton Hammerl's family has appealed to President Jacob Zuma to ask Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi to return the slain photographer's remains.

SA govt vows to find Hammerl’s body

Article Staff Reporter - 22 May 2011

The government will do everything in its power to repatriate the body of South African photojournalist Anton Hammerl.

Time for Libya to tell the truth about Hammerl

Article Staff Reporter - 21 May 2011

Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists called on Libya on Friday to release the body of slain SA photographer Anton Hammerl.

Hammerl death: SA heaps blame on Libya govt

Article Staff Reporter - 20 May 2011

Libyan officials lied about photographer Anton Hammerl to the SA government, international relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Friday

Hammerl shot by Gadaffi’s forces

Article Staff Reporter - 20 May 2011

South African photographer Anton Hammerl was shot in the Libyan desert and is believed to have died from his injuries.

‘Why did it take so long to confirm Hammerl’s death?’

Article Sapa Afp & Staff Reporter - 20 May 2011

The Democratic Alliance on Friday questioned the South African government's role in communicating news about photographer Anton Hammerl.

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