Woman committed to finding lost children

Ms Fikile Zwane is a good Samaritan who has taken it upon herself to help parents find their missing children.

Ms Zwane said the people who she has helped so far have either found her contact details from the police, or they have been referred to her by people who admire her work.

“I meet the parents and we all make sure we don’t rest until we find the missing child,” she said.

“I ask the police for assistance and we then go to different places of safety, like New Jerusalem in Midrand and the Makeba Centre for Girls, to look for the children,” said Ms Zwane.

She said some of the children are placed at these centres by the police, who have either picked the child up, or who were were brought to the police by strangers who found the child wondering the streets.

“We also request help from the local radio stations, asking the community to inform us if they have any information that can help.

“In August alone, we have searched for and found three children. But since January, a lot of children have gone missing,” said Ms Zwane.

She also helped find a four-year-old boy who went missing on August 7, in Freedom Square. The child was found in Madelakufa on August 10.

This is just one of the many cases where she assisted and provided a helping hand.

Ms Zwane said the majority of the missing children are young boys.

She advised parents to look out for their children and to know where they are and what they are doing.

Ms Zwane said she looks after some of the children when they are brought to her by troubled mothers, who are faced with domestic violence.

She keeps the child until the partners’ issues are resolved.

She also advised young girls who don’t want to keep their children after birth to prevent the baby from being abandoned.

She finds a place of safety for the children.

For more information, contact Ms Zwane on 079 798 2297.