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GOG: Getting Shiraaz Mohamed home was politically & diplomatically challenging
The photojournalist returned home yesterday after nearly three years in captivity in war-torn Syria.
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Gift of the Givers asked to help foreign nationals living at CT church again
The agency last year supplied aid to refugees and asylum seekers who had taken up residency at the church. A week later, refugees were angered when the agency deemed their demands of resettlement as 'unrealistic' and they were told to withdraw their services.
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Gift of the Givers expecting Shiraaz Mohamed back in SA soon
According to the organisation, Mohamed escaped from captivity in Syria and had been handed over to Turkish intelligence authorities.
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Shiraz Mohamed should be home soon - Gift of the Givers
Mohammed was kidnapped in Syria in 2017 while he was on assignment travelling with the relief organisation.
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SA photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed’s family cautious amid ‘escape’ reports
Aid organisation Gift of the Givers confirmed on Sunday that Mohamed escaped from captivity in Syria and was handed over to Turkish authorities.
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Gift of the Givers relieved about Shiraaz Mohamed escaping abduction in Syria
The relief aid organisation confirmed earlier on Sunday that Mohamed escaped from captivity in Syria and has been handed over to Turkish authorities.
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Makhanda community looks to govt to help with drought
The town has effectively run out of water, with NGOs like the Gift of the Givers stepping in to help residents access the life-giving liquid.
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After deadly storms, KZN parents urged to be cautious with kids around rivers
This after the body of a seven-year-old boy was discovered in the Mfuli River on Wednesday. The child was swept into the river by torrential rains, which have been battering the province for days now.
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Foreign nationals vow to continue fight to leave SA without Gift of the Givers
Foreigners told the organisation to go because Gift of the Givers director Badr Kazi stated their demand to be relocated to another country en masse was 'unrealistic'.
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Gift of the Givers withdraws services from refugees after being told to leave
Last week, the reverend had welcomed them in and offered protection against police who were rounding up the men, women and children who had been camping outside the UNHCR offices for more than three weeks.
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Church appeals to govt to help assist foreign nationals in CT
Hundreds are living in a chapel off Greenmarket Square in the CBD after police forcibly removed them from outside the UN Refugee Agency offices almost a week ago.
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Foreign nationals call on international community to help them leave SA
The men, women and children living in the Methodist church are sleeping on benches and floors on mattresses, blankets and yoga mats.
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Foreign nationals removed from UNHCR office spend night in a CT church
They had camped outside the offices for weeks, demanding the UN help them leave South Africa as they feared falling victim to xenophobic violence.
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Gift of the Givers delivers fodder, water to drought-hit Graaf-Reinet
The organisation said that the request for fodder amongst emerging and commercial farmers was overwhelming.
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New video emerges of abducted SA journalist Shiraaz Mohamed
A new video has emerged of abducted South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed pleading for help.
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[WATCH] JHB’s homeless aren’t going hungry this Mandela Day
Hundreds gathered on the Joubert Park lawns today as Gift of the Givers, along with associated sponsors, fed the homeless and hungry, making sure they had a full stomach this Mandela Day.
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Gift of the Givers recognised as negotiators for SA hostage in Mali
The group said its negotiator has managed to track down the hostage-takers & will begin negotiations.
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All SA detainees in China on their way home
Twenty people, including 10 South Africans, were arrested in Inner Mongolia more than a week ago.
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Gift of the Givers celebrate the release of SA detainees in China
Diplomatic agreement reached and the remaining South Africans will be deported within 72 hours.
