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UPDATE | Missing 7-year-old Bushbuckridge boy found

Seven-year-old Bokang Wiseman Mpangane, who was reported missing, has been found in bushes near Shanganihill.

October 7, 2025
Bertus de Bruyn 1 minute read
A boy reported missing on Friday, October 3 - Bokang Wiseman Mpangane - has been found alive. > Photo: Supplied/SAPS

Lowveld Media reported earlier today that police were investigating a case of a missing child, Bokang Wiseman Mpangane, who disappeared in Shanganihill, Bushbuckridge, on Friday, October 3.

According to SAPS, at around 22:00 on Friday, the boy’s mother received a call from his father informing her that the child had disappeared.

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Mpumalanga police spokesperson Sergeant Thulisile Magagula said the matter was reported to the police and a search was launched, but the child could not be located.

Magagula confirmed that the boy was found today (October 7) in bushes near Shanganihill.

Seven-year-old Bokang Wiseman Mpangane.

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“He was discovered weak and taken to the nearest hospital, where he received medical attention,” she said.

 

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October 7, 2025
Bertus de Bruyn 1 minute read

Bertus de Bruyn

Bertus de Bruyn is based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. De Bruyn has been employed by Caxton since 2009. After a short sabbatical of two years, De Bruyn is back at the place he called home, Caxton, at Lowveld Media. He is currently the digital content manager, but has 14 years of journalism skills, news editor, and acting editor duties behind his name.
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