Humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers, said its hostage negotiator landed in Mali on Sunday morning to assist in arranging for the safe release of a South African national from Swellendam. Paramedic Gerco van Deventer has been held hostage for just under six years after initially being kidnapped a few days after his arrival in November 2017. Van Deventer was … Continue reading Gift of the Givers lands in Mali to negotiate release of WC hostage