Chimurenga guru, Thomas Mapfumo has angrily denied that he was having an affair which has kept him in Zimbabwe. “I am not staying with...
Chimurenga guru, Thomas Mapfumo has angrily denied that he
was having an affair which has kept him in Zimbabwe.
“I am not staying with a girlfriend,” he said. “I am
actually sleeping alone, but there are some people whom I used to work with
like Blessing Vava, my former publicist, who is staying in South Africa, who
are trying to soil my image by spreading rumours,” Mapfumo told the Standard.
He said the 28-year-old woman he is allegedly having an
affair with could be a fan, just like many women that he interacts with because
of his music.
“I have a lot of female friends not only in Zimbabwe, but
also in England and the United Kingdom who call me, some we have photos with,
but this does not mean they are my girlfriends,” he said.
“I am a principled man who values his family. I am not into
prostitution and I don’t have a girlfriend, but people are bitter and want to
soil my image.”
Mapfumo said allegations that he was stranded in Zimbabwe
after his shows failed to generate enough money were also false and malicious.
“I have a lot of projects that include the building of the
culture centre in Domboshava that I have to push into shape and I have to put a
structure in Glen Lorne. As soon as that happens, I am free to leave as there
are people who will be overseeing the projects,” he said.
“These are some of the reasons why I am still around. How can someone be stuck in his own country, stuck to go
to America when Zimbabwe is my home?
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