BUSHBUCKRIDGE – Relief and celebration are in the air as two teenage boys, Jasmin De Beer (14) and Thapelo Khumalo (15), who were reported missing in Marite near Bushbuckridge, have been found safe at an initiation school.
The Disappearance
The boys were last seen around 10:30 AM, having left to buy bread.
Jasmin De Beer, a resident of Graskop, often visited his friend Thapelo Khumalo in Oakley Village, Marite.
When they did not return home, their families raised the alarm, offering a reward of R50,000 for information leading to their safe return.
The Discovery
After a tense period of searching, it was revealed that the boys had taken themselves to an initiation school.
Due to cultural differences, the principal of the school denied initiation for Jasmin De Beer.
Thapelo Khumalo, however, will stay at the school until his graduation in August.
The Cost of Safety
Jasmin’s father, a Divisional Manager at Pick n Pay Johannesburg Stores, is now facing the cost of R10,000 for his son’s stay at the initiation school.
Additionally, he must pay the R50,000 reward to the individual who provided the crucial information about their whereabouts.
The two missing teenage boys have been found 😂.
So these two are friends and have been missing , Jasmine’s father then circulated a reward of R50 000 for anyone who can assist with finding the missing boys.
Apparently these two teenage boys took themselves to an initiation… pic.twitter.com/hJXXTOY5cV
— GOD GULUVA (@Zweli_Thixo) July 19, 2024
With the boys found safe, their families are preparing for a celebration to welcome them back home.
UPDATE: Jasmin’s father, Mark De Beer, had offered a R50,000 reward for information. Upon finding them, he paid the reward and a R10,000 fine to the school for Jasmin’s unauthorized presence.
Jasmin made history as the first uninitiated boy to spend a night at the initiation school.
Father Of The Missing Boy Kept His Promise:
The father of the missing boy who was found at initiation school in the mountains of Oakley village in Bushbuckridge has kept his promise.After his son Jasmine de beer (14) and his friend Thapelo Khumalo (15) dissapeared on their way… pic.twitter.com/gSbnT83W4s
— GOD GULUVA (@Zweli_Thixo) July 20, 2024