Gift of the Givers says it has made a final attempt to secure the release of South African hostage Gerco van Deventer more than a month since his captors confirmed that a final decision on his release was being considered.
A child is still missing after a devastating fire ripped through the Kennedy Road informal settlement in Durban on Sunday killing one person and leaving more than 2,000 homeless.
Gift of the Givers has made a final attempt to convince the JNIM (al-Qaeda) in Mali to release South African paramedic Gerco van Deventer who has been held hostage for almost six years.