Police in Limpopo have intensified the search for a two-year-old boy who disappeared on Monday morning while reportedly walking home alone. According to South African Police Service (Saps) regional spokesperson Sergeant Maphure Manamela, Mokgethwa Makgolane had been playing with a group of children – the eldest being seven years old – at around 11am in Mashite Village. Manamela said the group decided to go to a nearby mountain to pick wild fruit and allegedly instructed the toddler to return home because he was too young to accompany them.
“The child failed to return home and has since disappeared,” the spokesperson said. The child’s grandmother only became aware that Mokgethwa was missing when the other children returned home without her grandson. She immediately initiated a search with the assistance of community members and later reported the matter to the police.
“Police launched an extensive search operation, which continued until late in the evening without success,” Manamela said. However, the child still remains missing as day two draws to an end, Manamela toldThe Citizenon Tuesday evening. She said Saps deployed detective services, search and rescue teams, the Mounted Unit, K9 units, and the Saps Air Wing to intensify search efforts. “Community policing structures and local stakeholders are also being engaged to support the tracing operation.”
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