Actor and theatre professional Peso Feco was reported missing after leaving his home for a routine medical check-up last Wednesday…
Actor and theatre professional Peso Pheko reportedly left his home for a routine check-up at a hospital in Bloemfontein last Wednesday but never returned.
“It's a challenge, we get constant calls from people who have information but when we follow it up we get nothing,” Free State police spokesman Sergeant Malomola Kaleli said. Citizen.
Pheko, 37, was last seen by his family leaving his home in L Section, Botshabelo, to catch public transport in Bloemfontein for a hospital appointment, but has not returned home since.
“The case was opened the next day. [11 July] “When his family realised he had not returned home and his mobile phone was switched off, they arrested him,” Carreri said.
According to Kaleli, this was not Pheko's first visit to the hospital in Bloemfontein.
“This was not his first visit to the hospital. He was there to have a shoulder injury checked.”
Police said the actor was wearing a long green bomber jacket, black jeans, black sneakers and a grey beanie on his head.
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Feko's first encounter with art occurred more than 20 years ago, when he was auditioning for a job. Sarafina During his high school years he impressed the judges.
He subsequently appeared in the following productions: The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera and Moshoeshoe.
Feko worked as one of the production managers and scriptwriters for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
He was part of the team that represented Zakumi, the championship mascot.
“When I was younger, community acting contests were common, but now gangs and alcoholism dominate the lives of young people. I'm using this space to say that this needs to change,” he said in a 2019 interview.
The actor is committed to developing the arts in the community through his Botshabelo Arts, Culture and Heritage (Bach) Centre and Legacy Kiddies Village, where he teaches children as young as three years old the arts of puppetry, oral storytelling, dance, music and theatre.
The Bach is the first shed theatre in the Free State.
Police are asking anyone with information on Pheko's whereabouts to contact Inspector Sego at the provincial Organised Crime Unit on 078 184 9105 or 051 507 6622, or Crime Stop on 08600 10111, or leave information anonymously on the MySAPS app.
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