‘A Facebook algorithm helped me to find my abducted daughter after 20 years’

14 Dec 2021

Lesego Mkhize

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The story of how Mbali* was found has captured the country’s imagination and brought a wonderful sense of closure to a family tortured for years by unanswered questions. (Photo: Gallo Images/Rapport)

Every year on 23 March the family would gather to celebrate her daughter’s birthday with a cake and snacks, but she always battled to join in.

For Antoinette*, the occasion marked nothing but heartache – a reminder of the day she delivered her perfect baby girl and the day she lost her.

But on 23 March next year the occasion will finally be a happy one. Mbali* has been found after 20 years of desperate searching, the hopelessness replaced by relief.

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