The search for missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith from Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape is still ongoing. Joshlin disappeared without a trace on February 19, after 5pm. It has been 76 days since her disappearance and no news of her whereabouts has surfaced. The Western Cape police spokesperson, Captain Frederick van Wyk, stated that the matter is still under investigation.
A private investigator, retired police officer Danie Krugel, claimed to have found Joshlin's static DNA in the Saldanha Bay area. Krugel, the inventor of the Matter Orientation System, claims to have found Joshlin's hair and can track a person's location using their DNA. He did not charge anything for Joshlin because this case touched them and they wanted to help the police. A reward of R1 million for the safe return of Joshlin is still on the table. Joslin's mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen 'Boeta' Appolis, Stevano van Rhyn, and Lourentia Lombaard have been charged with trafficking in persons for the purpose of exploitation and kidnapping. The group all abandoned their bail and are remanded in custody until their next court appearance on May 13.
