Zimbabwe: Man Offers Loaf of Bread As Child Upkeep

24 October 2016

A waiter at Shearwater Café in Victoria Falls has offered a loaf of bread worth $1 as monthly maintenance for his minor daughter. Mexan Mpofu said he was not earning a salary but depended on tips, where he gets an average of $6 per week from clients. His ex-girlfriend, Ms Nyasha Moyo of Mkhosana suburb, dragged him to the Victoria Falls Maintenance Court demanding money for the upkeep of the minor, whose age was not mentioned in court.

"He has abandoned his daughter and before we came here, I tried several times to talk to him about the upkeep of the child and he told me he can only give me $1. He said he could only afford to buy bread and even told me to buy from a nearby tuckshop," said Moyo.

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