Police are looking for a missing boy


Picture: Missing Kago Sahid Mabeka/Supplied 

By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

12 March 2026 – The Galeshewe Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit is requesting the public’s assistance in tracing a boy (12), who went missing on 9 February 2026. The police said the missing boy, Kago Sahid Mabeka from Sewendelaan Township, in Delportshoop, was last seen in the company of Zulu-speaking men in Delportshoop who allegedly indicated that they were taking him to Rooikoppies.

The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Litabe said Mabeka is approximately one metre tall, light in complexion and has black curly hair. Litabe said he speaks Setswana and Afrikaans.

“He is known to frequent Long Street in Delportshoop, as well as Barkly West town. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact Warrant Officer Jacob “Duppie” Du Plessis of the Galeshewe Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit on 082 495 4605 or 053 807 6161 or Captain Sabata Tsiu of the same unit can also be contacted on 082 874 4616.

“The public is reminded that there is no waiting period to report a person missing,” he said.

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