Cape Town woman missing after alleged abduction from Surrey Estate petrol station

Missing 38-year-old Cape Town woman Fatima Arendse, last seen in Surrey Estate.

The friends of Cape Town woman Fatima Arendse are desperately searching for her after she was allegedly abducted when the man who was giving them a lift spend off with them and only Arendse in the car.

According to close friend Jade Pretorius, the 38-year-old was last seen at an Engen petrol station in Surrey Estate in the early hours of Monday, 26 October 2026.

​Arendse is described as a slim coloured female, approximately 165 cm tall, with long black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black dress, carrying a cardigan, and wearing green contact lenses.

​Pretorius said that after a night out near The Shack in District Six, Arendse and two childhood friends found themselves with dead cell phones at around 4am. 

​They accepted a lift from an unknown male who offered to take them to Woodstock. But instead, the man drove to Surrey Estate. 

​There, they stopped at an Engen garage, where Arendse’s friends got out to buy cigarettes. Before they could return, the car sped away with Arendse still inside what they described as an “oldish” white Nissan Almera.

“Some guy drove off with her in his car while two friends were inside the petrol station, getting cigarettes. This guy drove off with her, and she hasn't been seen or heard from since."

​The suspect is a very tall coloured man, around 39 to 41 years old. He was wearing a cap, had a beard with no moustache and had a rash of pimples on the back of his head. 

​Pretorius is working to officially open the case at the Surrey Estate police station. 

​Securing the official police docket is required to legally retrieve the Engen garage's surveillance video. 

Staff confirmed that CCTV footage exists, though Pretorius noted they "didn't say whether the guy's face is shown" and "didn't say much at all."

​However, according to Pretorius, staff at the Engen added that the car “didn't have a license plate” on the front end and “they couldn't see if the back had a license plate".

Anyone with information regarding Fatima Arendse or the white Nissan Almera is urged to contact SAPS at +27 71 491 9090.