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News24 reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has established a board of inquiry to investigate the mysterious disappearance of one of its soldiers, Private Isak Thompson, from an SA Army Infantry School training area in Oudtshoorn in July this year.
The 50-year-old father of four vanished without a trace, along with the state's R4 rifle that had been issued to him. Both the SAPS and the SANDF, assisted by choppers and dogs, immediately launched a manhunt for the soldier, but to no avail. After a day's search drew blanks on 18 July, the SANDF opened a missing person's and rifle theft case. On Tuesday, SANDF spokesperson Brigadier-General Andries Mokoena Mahapa indicated: “The member, together with the firearm, is still not yet located and the South African Police Services (SAPS) investigations and Board of Inquiry (BOI) are still in process. The SANDF will pronounce on the developments upon the completion of the BOI which is dependent on the investigations that are afoot.” But, SA National Defence Union (Sandu) general secretary Pikkie Greeff said: "The military police must find this person - it's their job". A Western Cape police spokesperson said Southern Cape detectives had handed over the docket to Western Cape detectives for further investigation. Thompson’s family and friends have held a protest at the Oudtshoorn base demanding the "truth" about what happened to him. His wife and brother are on record as saying they feared he might have died.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Malibongwe Dayimani at News24 (subscriber access only)
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