Nkangala District Municipality manager and driver found alive in Gauteng
They were reunited with their families in the early hours of this morning, Thursday October 27.
The Nkangala District Municipality’s manager, Maggie Skosana, and her driver, Gugu Mtsweni, were both found alive in Diepsloot, Gauteng late on Wednesday evening, October 26.
A Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, said, “It is said that both were reportedly dumped by their assailants in the bush near the N14 in Diepsloot.
“Allegedly Mtsweni had been tied up with rope, but she managed to get to the road where a taxi operator saw her. She related her story to him and he immediately informed the police. The SAPS went with them to the bush and recovered Skosana.
“After going to the Diepsloot Police Station, the two victims were taken to hospital. They were reunited with their families in the early hours of this morning, Thursday October 27. The suspects are still at large.”
Mdhluli said this development comes as a breakthrough in the kidnapping incident that started a week ago on Thursday October 20 in Middleburg.
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“According to information, the victims were attacked at the gate of municipality premises before they could enter.
“Reports indicate that the victims were stopped by suspects in a white sedan. Both vehicles, of the victims and the suspects, were seen driving in the same direction following each other.
“Soon after the incident was reported, the provincial commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Manamela, immediately assembled resources and established an investigation team to ensure that the two victims were brought back safe and alive.
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“The victims’ vehicle was recovered on the same day (October 20). It had been abandoned in one of the surrounding Middelburg mines. The wheelchair as well as other properties of the victims were recovered with the abandoned vehicle. The team worked around the clock to recover them. The collaboration between members of the Mpumalanga police and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) in Gauteng assisted in the probe.”
Manamela has expressed her gratitude to the Mpumalanga SAPS, Gauteng DPCI, the taxi operator, everyone who contributed in the investigation, the Office of the Premier in Mpumalanga and members of the public.
