The mother of a South African woman who allegedly had a miscarriage after being impregnated by a Zimbabwean preacher, Joshua Maponga, said she hates him for mistreating her daughter.
A 29-year-old woman from Newcastle, KZN, South Africa told Daily Sun that she had an affair with Maponga between October last year and February this year.
Daily Sun is in possession of medical records which show that Maponga’s “small house” had a miscarriage in February when she was nine weeks pregnant.
The woman’s mum said she knew about the affair and expressed her disappointment. She said:
I’ve never met Maponga but we occasionally spoke on the phone. I loved the man because my daughter was happy.
I also loved his preaching, but he’s not what he appears to be. I hate him for what he did to my daughter.
He didn’t even care when I called to inform him she was bleeding and had cramps. He was rude.
… I believe my daughter dated him because he has her father’s features and thought she’d receive the same kind of love and care she received from her father while he was still alive.
But it’s now clear Maponga was taking advantage because she’s young. My daughter could’ve killed herself if I wasn’t around because of the emotional and spiritual pain she went through.
Maponga admitted that he knew the woman but denied allegations of infidelity, pregnancy, and using juju.
He said the woman was trying to extort money from him and accused her of harassment. Said Maponga:
The woman called me asking for spiritual guidance. She said she had a calling.
I used my network from the Sankofa TV programme to introduce her to relevant people because I’m not a sangoma.
However, she began sending me lots of long messages regarding her calling and demanding money for things she needed for her spiritual ceremony.
She was harassing me. I supported her T-shirt business and she wanted more money for her spiritual goals.
… I’m saddened by this because everything I did was in good faith. I was only trying to help.
She’s very manipulative. I blocked her because of the harassment and her obsession.
Maponga, however, was at sixes and sevens when asked to explain the screenshots of their intimate conversations and pregnancy by Daily Sun.