Search on for missing man

Eastern Cape police are searching for a man who went missing while on his way to renew his vehicle licence last week.

Simphiwe Galela of Alice left his home on Tuesday last week at about 9am and he never made it back home.

According to Eastern Cape police spokesman Captain Khaya Tonjeni, Galela was driving a Chevrolet sedan at the time. “The missing person was at the time driving his silver grey Chevrolet Aveo with registration number FXT 012 EC. He never made it back home and the matter was reported to the police to investigate. It’s been a week now without any clues of what could have happened to him,” said Tonjeni. The last person to see him was his neighbour, who saw him in a local supermarket. “He apparently forgot a grocery shopping list at home and it was given to a neighbour who last saw him at Twins Super Market. Another person last saw him coming out of a local bank.”

Police are appealing to anyone who might have seen him or his vehicle to contact detective Captain Shyman Matwa on 082-319-9241 or Alice Detectives on 040-653-1252. — bonganif@dispatch.co.za