Alexander Road High School pupil Ona Moloto, who had been reported missing on Monday, has been found.
Without elaborating, police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said detectives had confirmed that Ona was safe.
Ona, a grade 12 pupil, was reported missing by his mother, Thembela Mahonga.
She told police at the time that she had said goodnight to him and left him in his room at their Westering home studying on Sunday night.
But when Mahonga went to his bedroom in the morning, he was not there.
She reported him missing to the neighbourhood watch groups.
Mahonga, who was interviewed earlier by The Herald, could not be reached for comment later.
The Herald
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