UPDATE: Mpumalanga toddler missing for 5 days

Five days after three-year-old Nkosingiphile Ntiwane from Mshadza Trust in Masoyi disappeared, Mpumalanga police have urged community members to remain calm and allow them to conduct their investigation.
This follows a violent protest along the R38 on Thursday, July 24, during which some community members went on a rampage.

“During the protest, participants demanded the arrest of the child’s mother and pelted stones at the Masoyi Police Station, damaging a police van,” said the provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane.
She said members of the Public Order Policing Unit were called in to defuse the situation.
Ndubane added that there were also threats to burn down the Ntiwane family’s home. As a result, the police have moved the family members to a place of safety.

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According to her, Nkosingiphile was playing at home when, at some point in the early afternoon of Sunday, July 20, he wandered outside the yard. The exact time of his disappearance remains unclear.
The SAPS is using all available resources in the search for Nkosingiphile.

Police Search and Rescue, along with the K9 Unit, have been involved since Sunday, led by the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.”

Anyone with information that could assist in locating Nkosingiphile, is urged to contact Captain David Hlatshwayo on 076 451 5495.
Alternatively, members of the public may contact the Crime Stop number on 08600 10111 or submit information via My SAPS app.
Ndubane said all information will be treated with confidentiality, and callers may opt to remain anonymous.