Granny (81) living in fear
AN 81-year-old Cape Town woman says she lives in fear of her own daughter, who allegedly stole her ID book to open accounts at stores
She beat our mother and poured porridge over her - sister
A visibly scared Nompoto Mbeki of Gugulethu said her daughter Miseka Mgwayi, 42, "has been abusing me for the past 19 years" - since Mbeki divorced her husband in 1992.
After the divorce, Mgwayi immediately had a set of keys to Mbeki's house cut for herself.
Shortly afterwards Mgwayi started shouting at her mother all the time, allegedly telling her that she (Mgwayi) was the new owner of the house.
And now, Mbeki says, her daughter has opened an account at a furniture store in her name after allegedly stealing her ID book.
"She bought a DVD player and other goods but dropped them off at her friend's house," Mbeki said.
"It would be better if she came here with those goods, because at least I would also have benefitted."
Mgwayi still lives at the house despite the fact that her mother has applied for protection orders against her.
Mgwayi's sister, Wintie, confirmed that Mgwayi was very abusive to their mother.
"Last year she beat our mother and poured porridge over her," she said.
But Mgwayi denied the claims - before threatening the Sowetan journalist if investigations continued.
"I do not abuse my mother. My mother even accused me of sleeping with my father," she claimed.
She said she used Mbeki's ID book with her consent.
"A sales person from Morkels store visited our home last September and advised us to open an account at the store," she said.
"Since I don't earn much, I asked to use my mother's ID book, with a promise that I would pay all the instalments. And that is exactly what I am doing."
The Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Campaign said it had taken up Mbeki's case.
Campaign chairperson Mncedisi Twalo said Mbeki was living in fear.
"We want an appointment with the Gugulethu police station superintendent," Twalo said.
"MaMbeki is clearly living in fear. She has interacted with the police and street committee but it seems none of them want to help her."
Gugulethu police station spokesperson Elliot Sinyangana said he could not confirm whether Mbeki had laid charges against her daughter.
LAC
What does this blerrie child think of herself this is not her house get a life and leave your mother alone, what goes around comes aroundReport Abuse
QueenB
Tjo sum kids are such a disgrace...woman u gonna get whats coming to you sis abusing your mother haaikhona, why doesnt the motehr move out to live with the other sista vele...wena mosadi o mpya yerrrrrrrrrReport Abuse
Lee-Ann
Aoh shame nkgono wa batho...your own daughter treating you like that? Don't worry kngono, her own kids wont wait for her to be 80 before they start with the abuse. Oa lebala gore what goes around comes back around...I just feel sorry for nkgono coz this crazy biatch o tlo mmolaya either by physical abuse or amo causetsa di heart attach.Report Abuse
NIKITAH
eish bathong how can you treat ur mother like this , and at the end of the day you r expecting blessings from her.and when ur mother passed away you will put a huge tomstone in her grave trying to cover ur dirty workReport Abuse
Memme
How can you open an account with somebody's ID ? That store needs to be investigated as well,Report Abuse
tibza
Morkels shop they don't have a nerve to advice someone to use an 81 year old id,bophelo bo jekile an 81 year old id to open account,i think i will check risks before but morkels doesn't....lerata tjhelete and you Mgwai stop abusing your mother because you are lucky to have one,get life slu......tReport Abuse
Madread
Sho this woman, at her age obatla hoja matla a mmage, sis o useless. I bet she has 8 kids with different Pas`Report Abuse
Shrek
E se kgale, she will be running to Sangomas a re ba mo loile, o na le bad luck wara wara wara. This is just plain nonsense. Cant she do things herself? O nyaka eng tsheleteng ya mamagae?Report Abuse