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B-Metro Reporter
Who said men don’t want to be taken care of? That notion has since become a thing of the past, amid revelations that many men in Bulawayo, some seemingly high-profile personalities, are living off their girlfriends and spouses working in the Diaspora.
While it has become common for married men to pack their bags and follow their spouses who would have already settled in the diaspora, especially United Kingdom where most Zimbabwean women are employed as healthcare workers, it has since emerged that some men are enjoying a cushioned life back home from the sweat of their girlfriends in the UK.
Among those said to be living off women in the diaspora who are eager to win their hearts and get married to them, is a local former football star, who sources said was stopped in his tracks while preparing to relocate to the UK by his wife who discovered his flight ticket which had been provided by his UK-based lover.
“The guy was being given money all the time by his girlfriend who is in the UK. The guy and his girlfriend then hatched a plan for the guy to relocate to the UK as well. The girlfriend facilitated that he gets the necessary documents to travel as a visitor to the UK, and the plan was that the guy would not come back anytime soon, while they worked out a plan for him to divorce his wife and then get married and live happily thereafter. But the plan was disturbed when the guy’s wife discovered the whole plan and now the guy is grounded,” said a source.
Another source said a Bulawayo man connived with his UK girlfriend to relocate his wife from Zimbabwe so that the girlfriend could come home and cohabit with him.
“The woman I’m talking about has money and is involved in various sectors of the economy. She helped her boyfriend’s wife to relocate to the UK where she is working as a health care worker. But the girlfriend has since relocated back home and the man is now hers 24 /7,” said the source.
An online blog says a career as a care worker in the diaspora offers countless opportunities to work with children, disabled adults and elderly people. Care workers care for people in a variety of settings, including residential homes, clinics, hospitals and nursing homes. They often work on a team with other healthcare professionals, such as registered nurses and social workers, to care for patients and support their individual needs.
Most common care workers assist patients with daily living activities such as toileting, showering, dressing, eating and mobility, and may assist with household tasks such as cooking meals or doing laundry. Duties may also include companionship, such as taking clients into the community or engaging them in recreational activities. Care workers have a physically demanding job in caring for patients that is also mentally demanding in learning how to deal with people, especially those who may have mental disabilities, according to the blog.
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