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The EFF Parliamentary chief whip has been dragged to court by his baby mama over poor child support. Apparently this recent event is fueled by bitterness and hurt on the part of Bonolo Digrecia Morake, a Johannesburg Model and mother of his Five year old son. According to Morake, she dumped Shivambu because "he is stupid and lacks respect, leads a fake life" and "lied about breaking up with his ex-fiancee", former SABC2 weather presenter Andile Masuku when he dated her. More from Sunday World after the cut...
Morake, who said the EFF Parliamentary chief whip, earns close to a R1-million a year, pleaded with the Randburg Maintenance Court on Friday to dock over R2000 from his salary because he was a dead beat dad.
The case was postponed to August 11.
Shivambu's alleged failure to support the child is likely to project his party in a negative light as it was the only organisation in parliament which objected to the Maintenance Amendment Bill.
The bill, which has been sent to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for concurrence, will see maintenance dodgers blacklisted.
Shivambu confirmed Morake has taken him to court but said he would demand a paternity test before maintaining the child.
"I'm aware of court papers that were brought to me and even sent to Parliament for my attention. I immediately instructed my lawyers to go find out and specifically said that if there are claims of a child fathered three or four years ago with a person called Bonolo, the lawyer should make a commitment on my behalf and we will deal with other issues later.
"I don't have a problem with taking care of children whether they are mine or not. [I] Was just wondering why the mother of the child is only approaching courts now. She was perhaps still trying to figure out who the father of the child is. Despite such, I don't have a problem with giving the necessary support to a child that's said to be mine. That's what my lawyers told the other lawyers and court," he said.
Morake said Shivambu must do what is right and support his child as promised. She said Shivambu told her a while ago he was having financial challenges and promised to support the child when he got a stable income. "Now that he has money, he is keeping quiet," she said.
Morake said she broke up with Shivambu a long time ago because he was refusing to grow up.
In a Whatsapp message she sent to us Morake further said. "We dated and he lied about his baby mama (weatherwoman) I went on with my life. [I] can't be with a liar and disrespectful man." she said.
She refuted claims she took Shivambu to court because she was bitter or a gold digger.
Morake's lawyer Amanda Vilakazi confirmed her client took Shivambu to court for papgeld.
Source: Sunday World
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