{
  "id": 19092906,
  "title": "Search continues for missing Johannesburg mother whose car was found at Durban beach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/search-continues-for-missing-johannesburg-mother-whose-car-was-found",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T04:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-11-09-search-continues-for-missing-johannesburg-mother-whose-car-was-found-at-durban-beach/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Johannesburg mother of two, Leanne Nadas Jalaser, remains missing after her car was discovered at Durban beach, a distance of around 600km from her residence. The last recorded communication with her occurred at midnight on Wednesday, November 4, according to Prem Balram, head of Reaction Unit South Africa. Jalaser was last seen alive in Linden, Johannesburg, around 2pm on that same day. She is a resident of Johannesburg with her family and is a mother to two children.\n\nHer 2018 white Volkswagen Jetta, bearing the registration number HG 04 YX GP, was found at eThekwini Beach in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. However, there has been no further contact or sighting of Jalaser since her disappearance, leaving her whereabouts uncertain. Balram provided a physical description of Jalaser, stating she stands approximately 1.6 meters tall, possesses shoulder-length black hair, and has brown eyes. At the time of her disappearance, she was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and green pants. She was employed as an accountant at Afrox in Gauteng.\n\nThe matter has been reported to Honeydew SAPS in Gauteng under enquiry number 488/11/2026. The authorities are urging anyone with information about Jalaser's whereabouts to contact Reaction Unit South Africa at 086 123 4333 or Honeydew SAPS at 011 801 8430.",
  "summary": "A Johannesburg mother of two remains missing after her vehicle was recovered at eThekwini Beach in Durban, about 600km from her home.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}