Cape Town – Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Education in Gauteng and one of the youngest Members of the Provincial Legislature, Moipone Mhlongo, has been safely reunited with her family following a kidnapping ordeal.
According to reports, Mhlongo was hijacked and abducted on Monday evening in Etwatwa, Ekurhuleni, under unclear circumstances.
Moipone Mhlongo, ANC Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, has been located and is safe after being reported missing following an alleged kidnapping in Etwatwa, Barcelona last night.
Her vehicle was later discovered abandoned in Daveyton. pic.twitter.com/3KqggqZBwe
— Mlimo_Insider (@Mlimo_Insider) September 3, 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety confirmed her safe return on the same day, The Citizen reported.
“The Committee remains relieved that Hon. Mhlongo was found safe on the same day after enduring an extremely traumatic ordeal with senseless criminals,” the report quoted the committee as saying.
A member of Gauteng Legislature, Moipone Mhlongo, was hijacked and kidnapped in
Etwatwa, Daveyton last night.She was found unharmed and her car recovered abandoned
in Daveyton.#CrimeWatch— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) September 3, 2024
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
