Anovuyo Oncke was last seen on Saturday, September 6.

Residents of Riemvasmaak informal settlement have voiced their frustration over the police's handling of the case of missing eight-year-old Anovuyo Oncke.

"If it was another child, all resources would have been deployed, but we are just poor," they said.

In Phumlani Village, Lotus River, residents claimed the South African Police Service (SAPS) mishandled the investigation into the disappearance of eight-year-old Anovuyo Oncke, a Grade 1 learner from Perivale Primary School, who was last seen on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at around 7am.

She was last seen wearing black pants and a pink pajama top.