Charmaine Engelbrecht, born on 25 February 1973, has been missing for more than 27 years, with her family now renewing efforts to find answers about what happened to her. She was approximately 28 years old when she was last known to be in the Johannesburg area, with her family identifying Mayfair as the area where she was living around the time of her disappearance in 2001.

More than two decades later, Charmaine’s family continues to hope that someone who knew her, remembers seeing her or has information about her whereabouts will come forward.

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What Happened to Charmaine Engelbrecht in Johannesburg?

The exact date on which Charmaine Engelbrecht disappeared is not known.

According to her daughter, Janet, the disappearance appears to have occurred around the time Charmaine’s divorce from Janet’s father on 5 March 2001. Janet was about five years old at the time and says she does not have a clear personal memory of the circumstances or the precise date Charmaine Engelbrecht was last seen.

Janet understands that her father was among the last people known to have had contact with Charmaine around that period. However, because she was a young child at the time, she has been careful to distinguish between what she personally remembers and information that was later told to her by family members.

Charmaine Engelbrecht was reportedly living with her husband and three young children in flats in the Mayfair area of Johannesburg, close to the JISS Centre. Janet says she does not know the exact address because of her age at the time.

According to information passed on to Janet by her father, Charmaine was a housewife whose main responsibility was caring for the children. Janet says she was told that her father came home from work on one occasion and found that the children had been left alone, while Charmaine had left.

Janet also says she was told that Charmaine had previously left but had returned, and had promised that she would not leave again. These details are based on what Janet says her father told her and are not presented as events she personally witnessed.

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Charmaine Engelbrecht Missing Person Details

Charmaine Engelbrecht is now 53 years old. At the time she disappeared, she was approximately 28.

She was born on 25 February 1973 and is described as approximately 1.62 metres tall, with a medium build, blue eyes and short blonde hair. Her hair had previously been darker.

The last known area connected to Charmaine’s disappearance is Mayfair, Johannesburg, Gauteng, where she was understood to be living with her family around the time she disappeared.

The family appeal also identifies Johannesburg, Pretoria, the Eastern Cape and surrounding areas as possible areas where information about Charmaine Engelbrecht may be found. The available information does not establish that she was last seen in all of these locations.

No clothing description from the time she disappeared has been provided.

Janet says Charmaine had five children in total. Three were children she had with Janet’s father, including Janet and her two sisters. Charmaine also had two older children from a previous relationship. Janet understands that those two older children were later adopted in East London and would now be approximately 33 or 34 years old.

The family has provided a contact number for anyone who may have information about Charmaine: 061 766 2195. Calls and WhatsApp messages are welcomed.

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Family Continues Searching for Charmaine After 27 Years

For Janet and her family, Charmaine’s disappearance has remained an unanswered part of their family history for more than two decades.

Janet says she was raised by her father and stepmother and, because she was only a young child when Charmaine disappeared, many details from that period are no longer clear to her.

Despite those gaps, she believes the case deserves renewed attention.

The family is appealing to people who may have known Charmaine in Johannesburg, particularly around Mayfair, as well as anyone who may have had contact with her elsewhere in Gauteng or the Eastern Cape.

Details such as a person’s home, family connections and daily routine can sometimes help people recognise a long-term missing-person case. In Charmaine’s case, her connection to Mayfair and her role as a mother of young children may help former neighbours, acquaintances or others who knew the family place her in their memories.

Janet has also expressed her willingness to provide further information where possible and to try to obtain additional details that may help with the search.

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How to Report Information About Charmaine Engelbrecht

Anyone who may know where Charmaine Engelbrecht is, remembers seeing her around the time of her disappearance, or has information that could help establish what happened to her is urged to contact her family.

The family contact number is 061 766 2195, and information can be provided by phone or WhatsApp.

People in Johannesburg, Pretoria, the Eastern Cape and surrounding areas are particularly encouraged to take note of the appeal, especially those who may have known Charmaine or her family around 2001.

At this stage, the exact date and circumstances of Charmaine’s disappearance remain unclear based on the information available to the family. What is clear is that more than 27 years have passed without the answers her loved ones continue to seek.

Anyone with credible information is encouraged to come forward. Missing Persons South Africa will continue to follow the case if further verified information becomes available.

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