South African cabinet minister plays down ‘hostage’ incident

Two South African cabinet ministers, who with a deputy, were briefly held hostage by war veterans after a meeting on reparations collapsed, have played the incident. The ministers, Thandi Modise, Mondli Gungubele, said although they were being held against their will, their lives were not in danger.

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Photo: Minister in the South African Presidency Mondli Gungubele, who was one of those held by war veterans. Credit: Getty Images.