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[JUST IN] 15-year-old Thlolo Setwaba has been found

A statement by the Setwaba family said Thlolo was found on Sunday, 23 June in Seshego Zone 8 by three women.

POLOKWANE – “After a long seven days, our baby, Thlolo Setwaba has been found.” These were the words of Thlolo’s aunt, Baduletjeng in a statement released by the family.

The 15-year-old Capricorn High School learner had been missing since Monday, 17 June and a case had been opened at the Seshego Police station.

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“She was found yesterday, 23 June 2019 in Zone 8 by three ladies who were very quick to notify us. She is physically in a good state but is very traumitized, we are taking her to the hospital to be checked out,” Baduletjeng said.

On Friday, a Whatsapp message doing the rounds suggested that Thlolo had been found, however, her grandmother said it was untrue.

Read more: “It is misleading information, Thlolo is still missing,” Grandmother tells Review

A neighbour to the Setwaba’s, Charlotte Radise, explained to Review that as a committee member of a local community group, she had shared the information regarding Thlolo on a Whatsapp group.

“On Sunday evening, I received a call from a woman in Zone 8 who asked me to quickly come to her house to help her with something. At first I was sceptical about it, considering the many bad things we hear about criminal activities happening to women, especially a night, but after she begged me I went and then that’s when we saw Thlolo. We then alerted the police and the family and they came to fetch her. She is okay and unharmed, however she is not emotionally okay,” said Charlotte.

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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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