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Collected on 17 September 2026
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Appeal to families with missing loved ones in Gauteng to assist with DNA identification
The National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide asks any family in Gauteng with a missing loved one to come forward so that DNA identification of unidentified women whose bodies were found in the province can proceed. Families are directed to the SAPS and the Gauteng Department of Health. The Council says no woman should be buried unnamed.
The Council appeals to any family with a missing loved one in Gauteng to come forward to the SAPS [South African Police Service] and to the Gauteng Department of Health so that DNA identification can proceed,
Places
Ekurhuleni, Gauteng
Reference
GOVNEWS-84364 at https://www.sanews.gov.za
Opening Date
16 September 2026
Reporting a missing person at the nearest police station
The SAPS has reiterated that there is no waiting period for reporting a missing person, and that cases should be reported immediately. A person with a missing loved one can lay the report at the nearest police station without delay.
The SAPS has reiterated that there is no waiting period for reporting a missing person and that cases should be reported immediately at the nearest police station.
