Gaza flotilla | Dirco works to free SA captives in Israel

PRETORIA - Efforts to secure the release of South Africans detained in Israel are making steady progress.

That's according to the International Relations Department, which says all detainees are in good health.

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They were aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla that was intercepted on Thursday before reaching Gaza.

The South Africans are being held in a prison in southern Israel.

Among the captives are  Mandla Mandela, grandson of former President Nelson Mandela, writer and cultural activist Zukiswa Wanner, and activist Reaaz Moolla.

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