UCT first-year student Hapte Jira has been missing since Tuesday, August 8, 2006. He was last seen travelling in a taxi towards Cape Town's city centre. Jira is a registered student in the Faculty of Health Sciences studying towards a BSc degree in audiology. The 30-year old is slender and of Ethiopian descent. He was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, and he lives at Liesbeeck Gardens residence. The case has been reported to the police and if anyone has any information would they please contact Gerda Kruger on 082 498 3737 or (021) 650 3732, or they can reach UCT Campus Protection Services on (021) 650 2222.