At the time of her disappearance, her husband told police that later that evening he received a phone call from an unknown number, and when he answered he heard his wife’s desperate plea for help. He said she told him she had been kidnapped and was being kept inside a locked shack before the call was cut off, and when he tried to call back the phone went straight to voice mail.
While Ngoepe confirmed that she had been found, he did not state when she was found and added that she is currently in hospital receiving medical treatment.
“A search for those involved is still underway,” he concluded.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
