Mr Motlanthe acknowledged to South African journalist Karima Brown that he has always been careful to guard his privacy.

BBC: Motlanthe: South Africa's safe hands

The girl, Moroccan nightclub dancer Karima El-Mahroug, had been arrested for suspected theft.

BBC: Berlusconi sex trial: 'No intimate ties' with Ruby

Berlusconi has denied ever paying for sex and both he and the woman, Karima el-Mahroug, better known as Ruby, deny having any sexual contact.

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An Italian court has reportedly ordered police to track down the Moroccan woman in question - Karima El Maghroug, also known as "Ruby the Heart Stealer" - after she missed a court hearing on Monday, having texted her lawyer to say she was abroad.

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