Timeline: How police saved baby Siwaphiwe

As police officers sharpen their gaze on who masterminded the abduction of baby Siwaphiwe Mbambo‚ they are expected to examine in precise detail each development in the saga of her disappearance.

Here is a timeline of how events unfolded:

Friday

11:30 - Police are first notified of a "hijacking incident" at City View shopping complex in Greyville. Siwaphiwe's mother S'bongile told officers that she had been forced out of her car‚ along with her eight-year-old son‚ with the gunmen speeding off with her baby.

• Frantic search for baby taken in hijackingDurban police have embarked on a frantic search for a baby who was taken when a car was hijacked on Friday morning. 

15:30 - Police and vehicle tracking officials recover the stolen Toyota Yaris in Moodie Crescent in Montclair. Siwaphiwe was nowhere to be found‚ and items like her booster seat and nappy bag were missing. The car had not been damaged‚ and the keys remained in the ignition. S'bongile Mbambo and her husband Christopher are first questioned by police.

• Hijacked car tracked down‚ but no sign of missing babyThe search for a baby taken during a hijacking in Durban is ongoing after police and security officials found the stolen car on Friday afternoon. 

17:00 - Police release a picture of Siwaphiwe Mbambo and appeal for anyone with information regarding her whereabouts come forward. The search for the child continues into the night.

• Pleas to help find Durban's one-month-old baby SiwaphiweThe frantic search for missing one-month-old Siwaphiwe - who was taken in an apparent hijacking - is set to continue on Saturday morning. 

Saturday

08:00 - A coordinated search by police‚ sniffer dogs‚ security companies and volunteers commences in the area where the car had been found. No trace of Siwaphiwe is discovered. *

• We'll search all of Durban until we find missing Siwaphiwe‚ promise KZN policeDurban police have promised to scour all areas of the city as they try to find missing one-month-old Siwaphiwe. 

16:00 - Detectives detain S'bongile Mbambo for further questioning.

• Police to investigate 'family involvement' after #BabySiwaphiwe found alivePolice were this morning trying to establish concrete details as to exactly what happened when Siwaphiwe was abducted on Friday, including looking at the possibility of family involvement. 

Sunday

01:00 - Police officers intercept a vehicle ferrying baby Siwaphiwe in the direction of Durban. A man and a woman who were in the car were arrested‚ and joined S'bongile Mbambo in holding cells.

• Read the full official police statement on #BabySiwaphiwe ‘kidnapping’Here is the full statement issued on Sunday by the Office of the Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service‚ Lt Gen Khomotso Phahlane on the #BabySiwaphiwe ‘kidnapping’: 

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