THE family of Skhumbuzo Prince Mhlongo (33) from the Siphethweni section in Thembisa needs help finding their missing son.
His uncle Wilson Mabaso (62) said Prince went missing on Friday, 16 May 2025, at about 7pm. He was last seen around VusiMuzi in Thembisa, Ekurhuleni.
"He left the house and said he was going to buy a few beers and he'd be back. But he was a person who could leave for two days on weekends, but this time we are worried. I received a call saying that I should come to Mpumalanga because there is a car with a dead person in the boot, so I should come check if it's him," he said.
The uncle said he has a good relationship with Prince and a few years back they even worked for the same company.
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Chris Masingwana (31) told Daily Sun that he received a call from a private number 30 minutes before the newspaper called him.
"My phone showed private caller, and the person said if I'm looking for Prince, I must go to Machadodorp, Mpumalanga Police Station and tell them he wants a person that was found burnt and dead by the bush next to a tree. I recorded the call a little bit, but the person hung up," he said.
Speaking to Daily Sun, Captain Lydia Makgoba confirmed that a missing persons case of Skhumbuzo Prince Mhlongo was opened at Thembisa South Police Station on 19 May 2025.
The police are urging community members who have any information to contact 097 055 0944, 076 049 8703 or Thembisa cop shop on 011 571 4102.
