Zephany Nurse

Zephany Nurse (born 28 April 1997), is a South African woman who was abducted from Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa on 30 April 1997, when she was two days old. Nurse was reunited with her biological parents, Morne and Celeste Nurse, 17 years later, after DNA tests confirmed her identity.

After the ban on publication of her legal name was lifted, Zephany announced that her book titled Zephany: Two mothers, one daughter, an astonishing true story would be published. Miché Solomon, as she is now called, dedicated the book to both mothers. Her kidnapper was identified as Lavona Solomon, and in August 2016 she was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Miché struggled to form a relationship with her biological family, and after turning 18, as her biological parents were then divorced, she chose to move back in with the father she had grown up with, who had been absolved of any involvement in her kidnapping. She chose to keep the name that she was raised with, and says she has forgiven Lavona and regularly visited her while she was in prison. Lavona Solomon was released from prison on parole on 18 August 2023.