Mbeki apologises to pensioner after jail ordeal

THE British pensioner released from a South African jail after being mistaken for a dangerous fugitive yesterday told how President Thabo Mbeki rang to apologise for his ordeal.

Derek Bond, a 72-year-old Rotarian from Bristol, gave an emotional press conference on arrival at Heathrow Airport yesterday morning, supported by his wife

Audrey. Dressed in a blue check shirt, blue trousers and a green jumper, he told reporters of his harrowing experience.