Pretoria – Three police constables, 30-year-old Keamogetswe Buys, 20-year-old Boipelo Senoge, and 24-year-old Cebekhulu Linda, who were travelling from Bloemfontein, in the Free State, to Limpopo, have been reported missing.
South African Police Service (SAPS) Spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said on Saturday, (26 April 2025), that the constables, two females and a male, were travelling in a white VW Polo sedan to their area of deployment in Limpopo.
The police constables were off duty and did not make it to their workplace.
“Their last known location was at the Engen garage near the Grasmere toll plaza on the N1 on Wednesday, 23 April 2025,” Brigadier Mathe said.
“Their vehicle tracking device and cellphones have been off since the day of their disappearance.
“Their vehicle registration number is JCL 401 FS.”
Brigadier Mathe said a 24-hour Venue Operational Centre has been established and a full-scale search is underway with a high-level team of detectives and crime intelligence operators from Gauteng and the Free State have been mobilised to find them.
“The SAPS is investigating a case of possible hijacking and kidnapping,” she said.
“The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola, is appealing to members of the public for assistance in finding three missing Constables.”
Anyone who may have information on their whereabouts is encouraged to call the investigating officer, Captain Chaacha Manga on 082 527-6099.
