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Police search for Mantsane Letlaka, 22, missing from Jouberton since January

North West police have asked the public to help trace the 22-year-old, last seen leaving with a friend on the evening of 9 January 2025.

Editorial illustration of medium wide shot from behind of a south african woman standing at the edge of a township street in jouberton
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Police in Jouberton are asking the public to help find Mantsane Letlaka, 22, who has been missing since the evening of Thursday 9 January 2025.

According to the South African Police Service, Letlaka was last seen by her mother when she left with a friend and did not return. A search was started and extensive investigations were carried out, the police say, without any positive results.

She is described as light in complexion, about 1.6 metres tall, of medium build, with black plaited short hair. The police statement does not record what she was wearing when she disappeared.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact the investigating officer, Constable Donovan Craucamp, on 084 201 3500 or 018 465 9342. Information can also be given to a local police station, to Crime Stop on 08600 10111, or anonymously through the MySAPS app.

The statement was issued by the office of the provincial commissioner for North West, which is based in Potchefstroom. Enquiries can be directed to Sergeant Kelebogile Morake on 082 462 9870.

Source: South African Police Service, Jouberton police request community assistance in tracing a missing woman: Mantsane Letlaka (22), https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=71386

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