Photo: Thandolwethu Mahlangu(7)

Police in Delmas have launched an urgent manhunt after a seven-year-old girl, Thandolwethu Mahlangu, was found murdered in Delpark Extension 2 on Wednesday morning 12 November 2025.

According to police, the child was reported missing by her mother, Ms. Ayanda Ngwenyama, on 11 November after she failed to return home the previous evening. Thandolwethu had reportedly gone to visit her father around 18:00 on 10 November, but never came back. Community members searched throughout the night with no success.