This was after a month of being separated after the baby was kidnapped on January 30 in Dunnottar.
The baby was grabbed from her mother by unkown suspects in a blue Nissan Sentra, at around 9:30am (‘Child kidnapped’ African Reporter, February 7).
The Springs police were looking for the child all over Tsakane, Langaville Extension Six and other places for nearly a month.
Springs police spokesman Captain Johannes Ramphora says the investigating officer on the kidnapping case, warrent officer Eric Dumisa was on leave, but took the docket with him.
“Before he went on leave he said he would rather be prepared in case he receives a phonecall in connection with the kidnapping,” says Ramphora.
It is believed the Brakpan police reacted on a tip about occupants in a house in Langaville dealing in drugs.
“When they arrived at the house, they searched the house and found the baby,” says Ramphora.
It was when they picked up the baby, that they noticed drugs wrapped around the baby’s body.
The man was arrested for possession of drugs and taken into custody.
The woman and baby were also taken to the Brakpan Police Station.
Dumisa received a phonecall this morning, from a Brakpan police officer informing him about the arrest of a woman and a baby.
Ramphora says Dumisa immediately went to Brakpan Police Station to have a look at the baby.
He compared the baby to the photo in the docket and realised it was the missing child.
Dumisa then took the baby and the woman to Springs Police Station and contacted the baby’s uncle Butsa Mtshingila, who in turn called his sister.
“I could not eat or sleep for a month and thought I was dreaming when Mtshingila phoned me this morning,” says Nkosi.
She says she was overwhelmed with joy to hold her baby in her arms.
She adds that the family is going to meet to discuss the plans of a welcome party where they will thank their ancestors for the return of the baby.
“We will make traditional ‘umqobothi’ (beer) and depending on finances we will also slaughter a cow, goat or a sheep,” she says.
Although Nkosi never thought of seeing her child again, she could not stop smiling and cannot wait for the planned party.
