BY: LETHABO MATHOLE
South African singer and songwriter Langa Mavuso recently experienced a harrowing ordeal when his mother was hijacked and kidnapped in the south of Johannesburg on April 17th. The incident prompted an urgent plea for help from the distressed artist on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), as he sought assistance in locating his missing mother.
In a series of desperate tweets, Mavuso recounted the traumatic events, revealing how his mother was forcibly taken, violated, and abandoned in an unfamiliar location, while her belongings, including her car, cell phones, and laptops, were stolen.
“South Africa My mother was hijacked, taken against her will, violated and dumped in an unfamiliar place for her car, cell phones and laptops, and as we plead for help, this is a response we get. A paid protection service failed us. We must now respond to this,”
As hours passed with no sign of his mother, Mavuso’s anxiety grew.
“Nine hours, still nothing! If you witnessed a hijacking in the Mondeor area yesterday [Monday] in the afternoon, please DM me,” he wrote at the time.
However, the dawn brought a glimmer of hope as he received the news he had been anxiously awaiting, his mother had been found in Naturena. Though her belongings had been taken, the relief of her safe return overshadowed the loss.
Expressing gratitude for the outpouring of support, prayers, and assistance from his fans, Mavuso acknowledged the collective effort that aided in his mother’s recovery.
“Thank you for your prayers, raising awareness, assistance and calls. I am grateful,” he twitted.
