23-04-2025
Have you seen this missing elderly man?
Have you seen this missing elderly man?
The desperate search is on for 77-year-old Tshatshi Maponya, who vanished while driving home from church in Soshanguve, Pretoria — his worried family fears he may be disoriented and is pleading for help to bring him home safely.
According to his daughter, Mpho Maponya Shongwe, he was last seen on Sunday.
'He reportedly stopped at someone's house to rest and gave incorrect information about himself — saying he had only one daughter when he has three.'
According to his family, he's been driving the same route for years but had recently started getting lost along the way, raising growing concerns about his mental state.
Maponya was wearing beige long trousers, a blue and white striped long-sleeved shirt, a scotch-patterned blazer, and a grey coat.
Do you have any information that could help find him? Please phone Mpho on 0682674381.
'Any information or assistance would mean the world to us. Thank you.'
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What should you do when you have a missing loved one?
When a person goes missing, it is of the utmost importance for the SAPS to fulfill our mandate to serve and protect the citizens of South Africa. It is essential to take steps and start the investigation into a missing person's case immediately. You can assist the SAPS when reporting a missing person by following these steps:
Report a missing person at your nearest police station immediately.
Produce a recent photograph of the missing person, if possible.
Give a complete description of the missing person's last whereabouts, clothes that they were wearing, as well as any information that can assist the investigating officer.
Complete and sign a SAPS 55(A) form. This form safeguards the SAPS from hoax reports and indemnifies the SAPS to distribute the photograph and information of the missing person.
Obtain the investigating officer's contact details, and send any additional information that might become available.
If a missing person is found or returns voluntarily, inform the investigating officer immediately. A SAPS 92 form must be completed to inform the Bureau of Missing Persons that the missing person's report can be removed from the circulation system.
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