Skyla Jade remains missing
As South Africa prepares to mark Child Protection Week, concerns are mounting over the growing number of children reported missing across communities, with organisations on the ground warning that children as young as 13 are increasingly vulnerable to danger, exploitation and emotional distress.
The renewed concern comes after a 13-year-old girl from Manenberg was safely reunited with family earlier this week after she had been missing since May 18.
According to her aunt, the ordeal sent the family into “total panic” after the child and her biological mother suddenly disappeared.
“My heart shattered when they couldn’t be found,” she said.
