Online Reporter
Sikhumbuzo Moyo [email protected]
THE mother of a South African woman who travelled to Zimbabwe hoping to reunite with her husband has appealed for authorities and well-wishers to help facilitate her daughter’s safe return home after the reunion attempt ended in disappointment.
Ms Charlotte Masemola arrived in Bulawayo last week with her two children intending to reunite with her husband. However, the family allegedly refused to accept her, citing concerns that she had entered Zimbabwe illegally and accusing her of infidelity after her husband allegedly found her with two different men at their matrimonial home.
Speaking from KwaNdebele in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, Ms Masemola’s mother, Ms Dina Bhuda, said she was shocked to learn that her daughter had travelled to Zimbabwe without informing her.
“I was shocked to learn that my daughter had travelled to Zimbabwe. She never informed me as her mother. She must come back home and my prayer is that she gets assistance because I know she has no financial resources to meet her transport costs,” said Ms Bhuda.
She said her primary concern was the safety and welfare of her daughter and grandchildren, expressing hope that the relevant authorities and humanitarian organisations would intervene to ensure they return safely to South Africa.
Ms Masemola arrived in Zimbabwe alongside a group of Zimbabwean returnees and was initially accommodated at the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa in Njube, Bulawayo. She has since been relocated to a safe house by a non-governmental organisation while efforts are made to determine the way forward.
The case has drawn attention due to the circumstances surrounding her arrival and the challenges she encountered after failing to reunite with her husband. Authorities and humanitarian organisations are understood to be assessing the family’s situation as arrangements for her possible repatriation are explored.
