A Chihota woman, Margaret Shamiso Mandishona (30), has spoken out about her tumultuous relationship with her former husband, Kelvin Wazeza (40), refuting his claims that she married another man while their marriage was still legally valid, H-Metro has reported.
Mandishona, currently residing in Zimbabwe, paints a picture of a nine-year marriage repeatedly fractured by Wazeza’s infidelity, culminating in a final, irreversible separation.
Wazeza’s accusations surfaced after Mandishona moved on, marrying a new partner residing in the United Kingdom. However, Mandishona counters these accusations with a shocking revelation: their marriage was not a single, continuous union, but rather a series of four separate marriages and divorces.
“If I am to write the names of his girlfriends, I could count up to over 100,” she stated, adding, “he would sleep with every customer anoda kuitwa manails, mamwe anga ari mafriends angu.” Her testimony is accompanied by videos and screenshots allegedly depicting Wazeza’s numerous extramarital affairs.
Mandishona described Wazeza’s behaviour as relentless and pervasive: “Aiita kunge ane shavi, taiti takagara so aitobuda mumba and haasitore ega panyaya yechihure, aiita rekupfeka demon racho.” This translates to, “He was like someone possessed, even when we were together he would leave the house and wouldn’t stop his adultery, he behaved like a demon.”
She further alleges that Wazeza’s infidelity extended to his previous marriage, suggesting a pattern of behaviour. “Even if you ask his previous wife can explain better,” she added.
The breakdown of their relationship, according to Mandishona, was not a sudden event but a gradual erosion of trust and affection, fuelled by Wazeza’s unrelenting womanising. “He would date women, achirara mumikoto,” she said, describing his behaviour as reckless and emotionally damaging. This translates to, “He would date women, sleeping around carelessly,” leading to her suffering from confusion, depression, and feelings of worthlessness.
Mandishona detailed instances of physical abuse and the emotional toll of Wazeza’s infidelity. “He cheated on me, telling women that he doesn’t have a wife and he wanted me to trust him, how?” she questioned.
She also recounted an incident where she was arrested for assaulting another one of Wazeza’s girlfriends, highlighting the desperate measures she took in an attempt to curb his behaviour.
“Every day I would cry, telling him to stop his habits and he would always say sorry, chihure chake chakapusa, ndaigara ndichingomubata,” she explained, which translates to, “His cheating was foolish, I would always catch him.”
Mandishona’s current marriage, she says, is a stark contrast to her previous experience. She speaks of finding love and affection with her new husband, Shumba, whom she describes as caring and supportive. Margret said she is now in love with Shumba.
“Shumba vane love, Shumba vekwaMai TT chaiwo, if I had come here and become poor, he was not even going to say all these things but because I emerged a winner in my new marriage.’”
This newfound happiness, she suggests, is the root of Wazeza’s anger and his public accusations.
Mandishona firmly refutes Wazeza’s claims that she abandoned him and immediately remarried.
“Hazvife zvakaitika kuti munhu anongobuda mumba mune murume, obva anoroorwa mangwana,” she stated.She highlights the years of conflict and multiple separations, emphasising that their final separation was a conscious decision made after a year of living alone in Cape Town, a period during which Wazeza made no attempt to reconcile.
A friend, Maria, corroborated Mandishona’s account, confirming that she had been aware of Wazeza’s infidelity for years. Maria recalled instances where Mandishona discovered evidence of his affairs and the emotional distress it caused.
“Maggie started telling me about her husband’s character, two years ago. Murume uyu aihura, he left Maggie at some point achienda negirlfriend. One time, she got hold of 13 girlfriends on his phone. She would tell me all these stories. She loved her husband and when she got back to South Africa, she saw some pants and condoms in their bedroom. I warned her many times and she told me that haachade murume, that’s how they separated.”
