Donations that were raised to help rescue Pierre Korkie, killed in a US rescue operation, will now be used to assist his widow and children.

Al Qaeda says Obama signed the death warrant of American photojournalist Luke Somers who was killed in a rescue operation along with Pierre Korkie.

The superpower says it didn’t know of South African Pierre Korkie’s possible release in Yemen, but there are reasons to believe otherwise.

Yolande Korkie repeated: "He’s a teacher, he’s a teacher, he’s a teacher", as if she had not accepted her husband’s death.

The body of Pierre Korkie, who was killed during a US rescue operation, returned to South Africa this morning.

The widow of Pierre Korkie, who was killed Saturday morning during a rescue operation in Yemen, says people have choices and she chooses to forgive.

Pierre Korkie and American photographer, Luke Somers, have been killed in Yemen.

Kidnapped South African Pierre Korkie has been seen for a third time in Yemen, according to the Gift of the Givers Foundation.

On May 27 Pierre Korkie will have been held captive by al-Qaeda extremists in Yemen for one year.

The family of Pierre Korkie, who was kidnapped by the militants in Yemen in May last year, is concerned about his health, says a spokesperson.

Gift of the Givers says it has received feedback about kidnapped South African Pierre Korkie as al-Qaeda militants still want ransom money.

Gift of the Givers says there is no certainty about the health or whereabouts of kidnapped South African Pierre Korkie in Yemen.

There has been no word from the Yemeni kidnappers of South African Pierre Korkie, according to Gift of the Givers.

The kidnappers said they won’t execute Pierre Korkie despite their deadline for receiving -million in ransom expiring Saturday, a mediator said.

Yolande Korkie, the wife of a South African man being held hostage by al-Qaeda in Yemen, has made a final video appeal for his release.

Gift of the Givers has admitted it has lost all means of communication with the al-Qaeda kidnappers of SA hostage Pierre Korkie.

Pierre Korkie’s kidnappers believe the man negotiating for his release has stolen the ransom money they’ve requested from SA’s government.

The al-Qaeda militants who kidnapped Pierre Korkie in Yemen have made contact, wanting to know where the ransom money from the SA government is.

Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim has made an appeal on Yemeni TV for the release of Pierre Korkie who was kidnapped in 2013.

Pierre Korkie is confirmed to be alive after kidnappers threatened to execute him on Friday, The Gift of the Givers Foundation said.