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Zuma met Gaddafi in Tripoli at the weekend as part of an African Union delegation to attempt to mediate a political solution to the Libyan crisis. He, however, did not discuss the release of the journalist at all.

Presidential spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said yesterday that Hammerl's arrest "could not have been discussed" as Zuma, who lead the AU's Ad-hoc High Level Committee, was in Libya to present AU's "road map", and to facilitate a dialogue between Gaddafi and his opposition.

Global Post reported on Sunday that three American and one Spanish journalists, who were with Hammerl when they were caught near Brega last week, were spotted at a detention centre in Tripoli. Hammerl was not with the group, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Department of International Relations and Cooperation spokesperson Clayson Monyai declined to comment yesterday, saying the situation was "sensitive".

Hammerl's wife, Penny Sukhraj, said: "We haven't heard anything, nothing. I guess we just have to hang in there."

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Apr 12, 2011

ApelMankotsana

Indeed the President went to Lybia on a AU mission to sell the AU road map to both the Brother Leader and the rebels. He could not have discussed other issues outside the AU mandate. I think the issue of that journalist will be addressed by the South African mission in Lybia. In fact their capture cannot now be an individual country's matter.It's suppose to be an international matter. I hope that his capture will be dealt by the ambassador to Lybia and the international world.
@SOWETAN - The International Relations and Coorporation Department' spokesperson is Clayson Monyela and not Monyai. Sies. Attention to details is required.
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Apr 12, 2011

IceQueen

please we all know that if it was up to Zuma, there would be no media freedom in S.A. he is making him pay. kwa kwa kwa kwa iam not surprised hahahahahaha
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Apr 12, 2011

Eric

All the illiterate herd boy was interested in, was to get the PIN numbers of Gaddafi's bank accounts in SA. ;)
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Apr 12, 2011

usher

@Eric, are you the same Eric West who crawls all online blogs spewing kak about black people?
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Apr 12, 2011

KATI

Zuma is a coward he doesnt have Balls he just do things in group.
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Apr 12, 2011

spaceboi

@Eric has a point! everyrandcounts dot org shows how greedy these dogs are. If there's nothing in it for them, they don't care. Gimme, gumme, gimme, nom, nom, nom - gimme more !!!!!
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Apr 12, 2011

Bonzer

Governments have one and only one purpose and that is to protect it's own citizens where ever they are.

This idea has been forgotten in South Africa and the people of SA have been brainwashed to think they exist to support their politicians.
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Apr 12, 2011

Tirroor

I hope he didn't go to discuss to smuggle dangerous weapons in the country and shame maybe he will sent his boys to talk about the journalist matter hang in there wife, prayers for his safety return.
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Apr 12, 2011

Maripe

@Bloggers

Zuma did'nt send the jouno there. It was his company, so what must Zuma do?
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Apr 12, 2011

Mmaabo

Zuma, as the father of the nation, should care about his citizens, whether here or abroad. I agree with Bonzer, South Africans are so brainwashed they think everything done by their politicians is right, so they don't question anything said or done. This is what is going to lead to our country being like most African countries which have been plunged into chaos, poverty and war.
Wake up South Africans, we cannot all go down the same road, it is too dangerous.
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