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Woman's confession backfires
26 Sep 2014 at 07:42hrs | Views
A NGUBOYENJA woman was picked up by police officers after confessing during a Maintenance Court hearing that she once illegally crossed into South Africa with her two children.
Aidah Ndlovu who was claiming $277 maintenance from her estranged husband Nicholas Dube, 56, said she took her children who do not have birth certificates to South Africa in 2004 because she was having marital problems with her former husband, a police officer.
She told magistrate Vivian Ndlovu that her estranged husband keeps their children's birth certificates.
She said after entering the neighbouring country with her children who did not have travel documents, they stayed there for six years.
The two children are now aged 14 and 15 years and Ndlovu said they were not attending school because their father was holding on to their birth certificates.
"Your worship, my children were attending school in South Africa without the birth certificates because Nicholas refused with them," she said.
"I came back here in 2010 and they are now supposed to be in Form One and Grade Seven but they are not learning because they still don't have their birth certificates."
After the court hearing, Ndlovu was picked up by police officers for her revelation that she had entered South Africa with her children illegally.
Earlier during the hearing, she had appealed to the court to ensure that Dube gives her back their children's birth certificates.
Ndlovu said her estranged husband once stayed with the children in 2010 for three months but failed to look after them.
She added that her mother then took them to the rural areas but they were not accepted at school as they did not have birth certificates.
Dube, who has since remarried, said the birth certificates are with his new wife in Botswana. He said he can afford $50 as maintenance per month.
"Your Worship, my wife who knows where the papers are, they are in Botswana. I tried calling her but her phone is not going through," said Nicholas.
"I kindly request for a postponement of the matter so that I communicate with my wife and get the birth certificates."
He said he does not know where the children are or what they are doing adding that if they discussed the matter outside the court he would have made a plan about the issue.
Magistrate Ndlovu postponed the matter to October 1 and ordered Dube to bring the birth certificates before making a ruling.
Aidah Ndlovu who was claiming $277 maintenance from her estranged husband Nicholas Dube, 56, said she took her children who do not have birth certificates to South Africa in 2004 because she was having marital problems with her former husband, a police officer.
She told magistrate Vivian Ndlovu that her estranged husband keeps their children's birth certificates.
She said after entering the neighbouring country with her children who did not have travel documents, they stayed there for six years.
The two children are now aged 14 and 15 years and Ndlovu said they were not attending school because their father was holding on to their birth certificates.
"Your worship, my children were attending school in South Africa without the birth certificates because Nicholas refused with them," she said.
"I came back here in 2010 and they are now supposed to be in Form One and Grade Seven but they are not learning because they still don't have their birth certificates."
After the court hearing, Ndlovu was picked up by police officers for her revelation that she had entered South Africa with her children illegally.
Ndlovu said her estranged husband once stayed with the children in 2010 for three months but failed to look after them.
She added that her mother then took them to the rural areas but they were not accepted at school as they did not have birth certificates.
Dube, who has since remarried, said the birth certificates are with his new wife in Botswana. He said he can afford $50 as maintenance per month.
"Your Worship, my wife who knows where the papers are, they are in Botswana. I tried calling her but her phone is not going through," said Nicholas.
"I kindly request for a postponement of the matter so that I communicate with my wife and get the birth certificates."
He said he does not know where the children are or what they are doing adding that if they discussed the matter outside the court he would have made a plan about the issue.
Magistrate Ndlovu postponed the matter to October 1 and ordered Dube to bring the birth certificates before making a ruling.
Source - chronicle
