Saldhana Bay

May 4, 2024 | kamumedya.com | Saldhana Bay |Mohammed Allie

Image source, Executive Mayor Andrè Truter/ FacebookBy Mohammed AllieBBC News, Saldhana BayInside a busy primary school classroom in the South Africa seaside town of Saldanha Bay, one chair is left empty. This is where six-year-old Joshlin Smith sits - or sat until she went missing in February in a case that has gripped the attention of South Africans.

May 1, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Saldhana Bay |Mohammed Allie

Inside a busy primary school classroom in the South Africa seaside town of Saldanha Bay, one chair is left empty. This is where six-year-old Joshlin Smith sits - or sat until she went missing in February in a case that has gripped the attention of South Africans. The huge search operation that involved the navy as well as local volunteers, the big reward and the arrest of her mother have served to make this an irresistible story. But the community living with its day-to-day reality remains scared.