The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola and the Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya will today meet with the team involved in investigating the disappearance of three police officers.
“The pair will receive an update on progress made in finding our own from both the Provincial Commissioners of Free State and Gauteng, Lieutenant General Baile Motsweenyane and Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni,” SAPS national spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said ahead of Sunday’s meeting.
General Masemola and his delegation will thereafter meet with the families of the three police officers and then brief the media.
The meeting is set to get underway at 1pm at the Park Road police station in Bloemfontein in the Free State.
On Saturday, the National Commissioner appealed to members of the public for assistance in finding the missing constables.
The two women, namely 30-year-old constable Keamogetswe Buys and 20-year-old constable Boipelo Senoge and 24-year-old male constable, Constable Cebekhulu Linda were travelling in a white VW Polo sedan from Bloemfontein to their area of deployment in Limpopo when they went missing.
Their last known location was at the Engen garage near the Grasmere toll plaza on the N1 on Wednesday, 23 April 2025.
“Their vehicle tracking device and cellphones have been off since the day of their disappearance. Their vehicle registration number is JCL 401 FS. A 24-hour Venue Operational Centre (VOC) has been established, and a full-scale search is underway with a high-level team of detectives and crime intelligence operators from Gauteng and the Free State have been mobilised to find them,” said the SAPS.
At the time of their disappearance, the officers were off duty and did not make to their area of deployment.
The police urged anyone who may have information on their whereabouts to call the investigating officer, Captain Chaacha Manga on 082 527-6099.
“The SAPS is investigating a case of possible hijacking and kidnapping,” it said. -SAnews.gov.za
