POLICE are still searching for missing 30-year-old nurse Londiwe Pretty Mnyandu, who disappeared nearly 10 days ago after leaving her workplace in Bellville.
According to police, Mnyandu was last seen on Saturday 31 May after leaving her workplace in Bellville.
She was on her way to a man in Samora Machel, who was apparently known to her.
Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi reports: “Information reveals that Londiwe left her place of employment on Saturday with a colleague on her way to Samora Machel to visit a male known to her. She has since not yet returned to her place of employment in Bellville. At the time of her disappearance she was seen wearing a nurse’s uniform.”
By deadline yesterday, the provincial health department had not confirmed if Mnyandu was on their books and when she had last been seen.
Her disappearance comes just a few weeks after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale who was last seen leaving her home in Athol, Johannesburg.
The postgraduate student at the University of the Witwatersrand, had gone on a date with a man she had recently met. She was allegedly murdered and her body was dumped between Alexandra and Lombardy West.
Ilitha Labantu, a non-profit organisation for violence against women and children said they were increasingly alarmed by the growing number of women who go missing under suspicious and often violent circumstances.
Spokesperson Siyabulela Monakali says: “It has now been several days since Londiwe went missing and the delayed or insufficient response we too often see in such cases is unacceptable.
“Her family deserves answers, and the public deserves assurance that the safety of women is being taken seriously.
“This case comes shortly after the brutal murder of Olorato Mongale and reinforces what we already know: women in South Africa are not safe.
“While we must avoid speculation, Londiwe’s disappearance must not be treated as routine or dismissed as isolated. It reflects the broader crisis of gender-based violence and impunity that defines daily life for millions of women.”