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An image grab released by Al-Jazeera shows part of a video in which South African Stephen McGowan appears in an undisclosed location in Mali. (AFP)
GIFT OF THE GIVERS FOUNDATION

NGO in bid to secure release of SA hostage Steve McGowan

Gift of the Givers has sent a negotiator to Mali in an attempt to make contact with Stephen McGowan and Johan Gustafson’s kidnappers.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Malian military junta troops guard a street in the capital, Bamako. Reuters
ILLOVO SUGAR

Political turmoil pushes Illovo out of Mali sugar project

South Africa’s Illovo Sugar has pulled out of a R2.6-billion sugar project in Mali, largely due to political risk and funding difficulties.

  • Olivia Kumwenda
2 min read