‘One of the reasons I don’t have a child is because I don’t have a mother’- Ntsiki Mazwai

by Bongiwe Mati

Beadwork artist, poet and media personality Ntsiki Mazwai recently took to social media platform X, an app that was previously known as Twitter to speak about the reasons why she chose not to have a child.

The uWrongo hitmaker who is a younger sister to Bongo Maffin lead singer Thandiswa Mazwai lost her mother in the early 90s when she was still young.

Associating her decision not to have a child with her mother’s earthly departure, Ntsiki shared:

“Yazi (you know) one of the reasons I don’t have a child is because I don’t have a mother…..you need a mom to help raise your children.”

She went further to add, “I was always VERY aware of this…..so I avoided that struggle. ”

Stating what many single mothers have experienced, she added, “First men will abandon you then no mom??? Iyhu! I wouldn’t have coped.”

Ntsiki’s post prompted a lot of responses from social media viewers who understood where she was coming from with some sharing their sad single-parent stories. One user shared her pain, commenting:

Another user expressed her biggest parenting fear, sharing:

User @SthembiD was also among those who understood Ntsiki, commenting:

One user expressed the challenges of parenting alone, noting:

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