Missing Vosloorus spaza shop owner found alive after one month

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Jabulile Mbatha

3 May 2026 | 6:10

According to authorities, Kubheka presented himself to a local police station on Saturday.

Missing Vosloorus spaza shop owner found alive after one month

A protester wears a t-shirt with the face of spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka, who was found after going missing for a month. Picture: Jabulile Mbatha/EWN

Gauteng police have confirmed that Mazwi Kubheka, a spaza shop owner from Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, has been found alive after disappearing a month ago.

According to authorities, Kubheka presented himself to a local police station on Saturday. He was first reported missing on 2 April after disappearing while running an errand.

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Following his appearance, Gauteng police have officially called off the search. The development came shortly after search and rescue teams, accompanied by K-9 units and community members, had been deployed to search open velds in Ekurhuleni.

Upon his arrival at the station, Kubheka underwent a formal identification process and was subsequently transported to a hospital, where he was kept overnight for observation.

While the shop owner has been located, the events surrounding his month-long disappearance remain unclear. Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhlwi confirmed that the case is still under active review.

"At this stage, the circumstances surrounding the missing person case are still sketchy and police investigations are underway," Nevhuhlwi stated.

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