"Your Kids Need You": SA Family Appeals for Help Finding Missing 23-Year-Old Precious Mor Mthembu

"Your Kids Need You": SA Family Appeals for Help Finding Missing 23-Year-Old Precious Mor Mthembu

  • Missing Persons South Africa posted an appeal for 23-year-old Precious Mor Mthembu, who disappeared around August 2026
  • Precious was last known to be living in Orange Farm Ext 2 before reports suggested she travelled to Johannesburg with friends who left her there
  • Her two young children, Phiwo and Aza, and her grandmother are among those desperately waiting for news of her whereabouts
SA family desperate for answers after young mom Precious Mthembu goes missing
Precious's family is seeking help to find her. Image: Missing Persons South Africa
Source: Facebook

A Gauteng family is pleading for help after 23-year-old Precious Mor Mthembu went missing around August 2026. Missing Persons South Africa shared the appeal on Facebook on 27 September 2026, urging anyone with information to come forward.

Precious, who goes by the name Mor, was living in Orange Farm Extension 2 with her grandmother, Tholiwe Gladys Mhlanga, along with her daughter and siblings before she disappeared. According to Missing Persons South Africa, reports suggest she may have travelled to Johannesburg with friends, who allegedly left her there. Her current whereabouts remain unknown.

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Two young children left without answers

What makes the family's search all the more urgent is that Precious is a mother. Her two children, Phiwo and Aza, are waiting for news about where she is. Her grandmother is also among those deeply worried about her safety.

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Missing Persons South Africa is urging anyone who may have seen Precious in Johannesburg, Orange Farm or the surrounding areas to come forward. Even the smallest piece of information could help bring her home.

View the Facebook post below:

Mzansi prays for Precious's safe return

South Africans flooded the comments section on its page with prayers and concern:

@Mpumi Nzama wrote:

"The person found today in Daveyton is around that age. And they haven't been identified as yet... also there's some unidentified ladies from the past few weeks... it's unfortunate that this has become our reality 🥹🥹"

@Sakhile Sammy Ndlovu shared:

"Come back home Mor. Your kids need you 🙏🏼 I pray she is safe wherever she is"

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@Ntombifuthi Hazel wrote:

"Praying for her safe return in Jesus Christ name"

@Jeany Lefela said:

"May you be safe wherever you are for your kids"

@Jeanette Sham added:

"Praying she is found safe and unharmed 🙏"

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Tendani Mungoni Tendani Mungoni is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News (joined in 2026). She is a Film and Television graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand (2020). Mungoni began her journalism career as a Multimedia Journalist at Media24’s YOU Magazine. She was a Writer at TheSoul Publishing and Music in Africa. To reach her, contact: tendani.mungoni@briefly.co.za

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