Aende na virago vyake! Prostitute is buried with her condoms

Piece by: Geoffrey Mbuthia
Lifestyle

A prostitute in Zimbabwe has been buried in a manner that she would likely be proud of. While they are decried for having a despicable career, prostitutes in Zimbabwe apparently revel in their tools of trade. And they showed as much when they buried their fellow comrade who died of cervical cancer. How ironic!

This happened in Seke communal lands when sex workers stole the show at the burial of a fellow ‘thigh’ vendor who succumbed to cervical cancer. Men believed to be the late Plaxedis “Nadia” Mashumba’s sex clients and fellow sex workers mimicked the late ‘thigh’ vendor’s antics as they laid her to rest.

He said:

“When we arrived in Seke communal lands, the situation was tense as relatives were not willing to accord her a decent burial."

Her taxi driver friend was forced to lead the occasion. He said:

“As a member of Johanne Masowe Yechishanu, I set a good example to prostitutes that I was not only after their money during their errands but was also a prayer warrior and I intervened. We finally buried Nadia after a struggle with her relatives. Their homestead was deserted and we had to bury her besides her father’s grave."

Coins and bonds notes were also thrown in Nadia’s grave as the coffin was lowered into the grave.