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Police search for missing men in Thohoyandou

The two men went missing in the area in two separate cases.

LIMPOPO – In the first case, Emmanuel Balaja (33), from Muledane village outside Thohoyandou, went missing on 31 July after he left home at about 18:10 to a local shop and he never returned back home.

Balaja was driving his white VW Jetta (registration DW 05 HV GP) when he was last seen.

“He is described as tall, coffee colour with short hair and he was wearing a navy blue T-shirt, blue jeans and black Adidas sandals,” explains police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe.

Emmuel Balaja (33) of Muledane village, Thohoyandou. Photo: Lim SAPS

He further explains that the search operation was conducted at various places, including where his friends and relatives reside, with no success.

In the second case, 20-year-old Rofhiwa Mandiwana was last seen on 29 July in Tshulungoma village, outside Thohoyandou.

Mandiwana went missing after he left home at around 07:00 in the morning, to an unknown place, and he was never seen again.

“He is medium in size, height and light in complexion,” says Ngoepe.

A search was conducted with no success.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of these two victims, may contact the nearest police station; the crime stop number 0860010111 or the crime line sms 32211.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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