TshisaLIVE

Thandiswa Mazwai helps teen escape apparent human trafficking

22 January 2018 - 15:43 By Chrizelda Kekana
subscribe Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.
Subscribe now
Musician Thandiswa Mazwai recounted a sad encounter she had at an airport.
Musician Thandiswa Mazwai recounted a sad encounter she had at an airport.
Image: Via Instagram

Musician Thandiswa Mazwai has recounted the heart-wrenching experience of meeting a teenage girl in Addis Ababa who had apparently been sold by her uncle to human traffickers. 

Taking to Twitter the Zabalaza hitmaker revealed how she encountered the young girl at the airport, who realised that she was being trafficked to Saudi Arabia and stayed in the airport for four days with no help. 

The musician explained that they tried to help the girl by reporting the matter to the airport authorities but struggled, due to language differences, to understand her initially.

Thandiswa said she was heartbroken by the entire situation.  She added that they wept after the girl was able to communicate why she was on her own in the strange airport.  

The musician said helped the girl so she could go back home but it had that she lost contact with her afterwards. 

SABC steps in to settle David Tlale & The Intern winner fight

After months of bitter dispute between fashion designer David Tlale and the winner of his reality show, Kuena Moshoeshoe, the SABC has intervened to ...
TshisaLIVE
6 years ago

Zodwa Wabantu dismisses breakup rumours: 'I'm happy with my man'

Zodwa Wabantu has poured cold water on speculation that there's trouble in paradise with her Ben 10 and that she was on the hunt to replace him. This ...
TshisaLIVE
6 years ago

Gigi Lamayne hits out over body shaming insults

Rapper Gigi Lamayne has hit back at critics who called her an attention seeker and body shamed her over a post of herself lying on the floor in a ...
TshisaLIVE
6 years ago

Tumi Morake on her engagement: I thought a family member had died

Eight years after Tumi Morake and Mpho Osei-Tutu tied the knot, the pair have reflected on their engagement, with the comedian admitting she couldn't ...
TshisaLIVE
6 years ago

WATCH: Lerato Mvelase's pantsula dance moves are uber impressive!

While many know Lerato Mvelase as an actor, she's out to prove that she is a well-rounded performer and her pantsula dance skills will leave you ...
TshisaLIVE
6 years ago
subscribe Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.
Subscribe now

Most read

  1. 'This role has stretched me' — Siyabonga Thwala to star in new Showmax series ... TshisaLIVE
  2. 'It's too good to be true': More music, acting gigs in the pipeline for former ... TshisaLIVE
  3. WATCH | 'I can't change my face': DJ Zinhle doppelgänger on constant comparison TshisaLIVE
  4. 'We've got the A-listers': DJ Tira to host Afrotainment Marquee at Durban July ... TshisaLIVE
  5. Five minutes with Keith Da Mamba, on his career and empowering others TshisaLIVE

Latest Videos

'Spaza shops must be audited and pay tax': Home affairs minister on new ...
PSG upset Barcelona to book a duel against Dortmund in UCL semis