Zimbabwe: Woman Seeks to Remove Boyfriend's Name From Son's Birth Certificate

17 October 2019

A Harare woman is desperate to have her boyfriend's surname removed from her six-year-old son's birth certificate despite having agreed to have the minor use the name after the biological father disowned the pregnancy.

Yvonne Garaneunga says she fears her son will grow up confused over his real identity if the issue is not resolved sooner rather than later.

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