There is no waiting period before a missing person can be reported to the police service (SAPS). The police appeal to the public to report a missing person immediately to the nearest police station so that an investigation can begin.
A recent photograph, a complete description of the person's last known location and the clothes the person was wearing, if possible, must be provided to the police. The SAPS 55(A) form must be completed and signed. The investigating officer's contact details must also be obtained so that any new information can be passed on immediately.
If the missing person is found or returns voluntarily, the investigating officer must be notified immediately. A SAPS 92 form must then be completed so that the Bureau for Missing Persons can remove the person's details from the system.
The police appeal to communities to be vigilant and work together to bring missing persons safely home.
Contact details of the national and regional offices of the Bureau for Missing Persons:
Head office:
Tel.: 012 393 2001/2/5/7/10/12
Fax to email: 086 777 9420
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Eastern Cape:
Tel.: 041 394 6978/6482
Fax: 041 394 6899
Email: [email protected]
Free State:
Tel.: 051 503 2846
Fax: 051 503 2847
Email: [email protected]
Gauteng:
Tel.: 011 670 6316/6415/6416
Fax: 011 670 6417
Email: [email protected]
KwaZulu-Natal:
Tel.: 031 325 6718
Fax: 031 325 4802
Email: [email protected]
Limpopo:
Tel.: 015 290 6000
Email: [email protected]
Mpumalanga:
Tel.: 013 762 4391
Fax to email: 086 651 6916
Email: [email protected]
Northern Cape:
Tel.: 053 839 2822
Fax to email: 086 628 3178
Email: [email protected]
North West:
Tel.: 018 299 7722/7034/7172
Fax: 018 299 7523
Email: [email protected]
Western Cape:
Tel.: 021 467 8236
Fax: 021 467 8238
Email: [email protected]
In emergencies:
Call 08600 10111
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
