The Executive Mayor of Sedibeng Lerato Maloka and her driver were kidnapped and hijacked as they left a certain house in Alberton. They were found unharmed after being hijacked and kidnapped in Alberton, on the East Rand.
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Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili said Maloka and her driver were allegedly kidnapped after leaving a house in Alberton. A team was immediately established and the Police’s Rapid Response Services via the 10111 call centre broadcast a lookout with the vehicle’s description. The vehicle was recovered around midnight in Dawnpark by Katlehong police officials.
A few hours later at about 02:00, a report was that the Mayor and the driver were found unharmed and reunited with their families. The investigating officer will be obtaining the statements of both victims as investigations continue. A manhunt for the suspects is underway.
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Preliminary reports suggest that the owner of the house reported the matter to an individual who then informed the Mayor’s husband. The husband went to report the matter at Dawnpark Police Station. African National Congress (ANC) Women’s League President, Sisisi Tolashe, has confirmed the safe return of Sedibeng executive mayor, Lerato Maloka. “She’s been found unharmed. She is alive. We praise God for that. We also really praise police who did their best to make sure that she and her driver were found unhurt,” Tolashe said. “We are calling to our men to make sure that they stand up. They stand with us to say no to gender-based violence and femicide. Men must take it upon themselves to protect their children, their women, their sisters, and their mothers. It can’t be right that women are being made to be targets of everyone else.”
Bongi Sikelo 