Police search for Thembi Maboka, 21, missing from Tlhabane since 30 August
She was last seen by her uncle that Sunday afternoon, and SAPS says extensive investigations have produced no result.
North West police are asking the public to help find Thembi Maboka, a 21-year-old woman from Tlhabane near Rustenburg who has been missing since the end of August.
In a media statement, the office of the provincial commissioner said Maboka was last seen by her uncle on the afternoon of Sunday, 30 August 2026. She suffers from mental illness.
A search was started and extensive investigations were carried out, the police said, without any positive results.
Police do not know what Maboka was wearing when she disappeared. She is described as 1,5 m tall, with a slim build and black hair.
Anyone who may know where she is can contact the investigating officer, Sergeant Seleko Mputamputa, on 082 499 4670. Information can also be given to any local police station, to Crime Stop on 08600 10111, or anonymously through the MySAPS app.
The statement was issued through Sergeant Kelebogile Morake.
Source: South African Police Service (SAPS), Tlhabane police request community assistance in tracing a missing woman Thembi Maboka (21), https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=71694
