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Police ask public to help find missing Bloemspruit resident─── REFILWE BEKANE 12:00 Fri, 13 Mar 2026
Police in Bloemspruit are requesting urgent help from the community to find a man who went missing from his home on Monday (9/3).
Lebuajwang Mafike, a resident of Grassland 2 in Bloemspruit, was last seen by family members. His sister-in-law, Nnopi Jermina Bangani, says he went to his shack to sleep at around 20:00.
The following morning, Bangani became concerned after noticing Mafike was no longer on the premises.
Family members searched the immediate vicinity of Grassland 2, but their efforts to locate him were unsuccessful. At the time of his disappearance, he was reportedly wearing a yellow T-shirt and black tracksuit trousers.
A preliminary investigation has been initiated, and authorities have visited various locations he is known to frequent.
Friends of the missing man told investigators that they last saw him on Sunday (8/3). Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact Lt. Col. Lekhaoli Thito on 082 526 2691 or use the MySAPS App.
A worker in Heidedal has also been reported missing under separate circumstances. The police are searching for Sanna Baadjies of Khayelitsha, Bloemfontein, who has not been seen since Thursday (5/3).
Didn’t report for duty
Her husband, Paul Baadjies, says she left home at 05:00 that morning to go to work.
“Inquiries were made with her employer, but it seems she never pitched up for work on the said date,” says Sgt Sinah Mpakane.
Her employer confirmed that she did not report for duty, and subsequent inquiries with other family members have yielded no information regarding her location. It is not known what clothing she was wearing when she left home.
Any info vital
Initial searches around Khayelitsha have so far been unsuccessful. Members of the public who may have seen Baadjies or have information about her whereabouts are asked to contact the Bloemspruit detectives or call Crime Stop on 08600 10111. Anonymous tip-offs can also be submitted electronically.
“Every piece of information, no matter how small it may seem, is vital to our efforts to bring these community members home safely,” says Mpakane.
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