Latwell Nyangu A Harare man is at the centre of a storm for allegedly failing to cater for a child whose 21-year-old mother died moments after giving birth. The alleged father, Chancellor Chidziva has reportedly not been forthcoming to help the child he had with the late Lisa Saidi. Chancellor Chidziva The incident has left, the Saidi family with no option but seek help from well-wishers to help look after the child since her grandmother is physically challenged.
It is claimed Chidziva has been approached several times but has been giving empty promises. After impregnating Lisa, Chidziva reportedly left her suffering despite the effort by the family to engage him. He promised to take care of Lisa prior to her death but to no avail.
Lisa was buried on July 6. H-Metro tried to engage Chidziva, who acknowledged receipt of the initial WhatsApp conversation but ignore subsequent messages and phone calls. However, the late Lisa’s family is not happy and now turning to well-wishers for help so that they fend for the child, who is now close to two months old.
“Lisa went to Harare from Kadoma where she was doing a course on beauty therapy. “She then met Chidziva, they started dating and she got pregnant. “Chidziva didn’t deny responsibility and advised her that she couldn’t join him at his home since he was married.
“Lisa then went back home to Kadoma and advised her relatives, her aunts and sisters to tell her father about the situation. “They teamed up and visited Ch.