'Hell-ride' for SA yacht crew arrested in Mozambique for suspected terrorism

Three men who strayed into 'red zone' accused of being mercenaries or jihadist sympathisers

24 March 2024 - 00:00

A yacht delivery from Zanzibar turned into a hell-ride for a South African crew captured by the Mozambican navy and held for a week under suspicion of being mercenaries or jihadists...

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