Leeroy Kana, one of Zoleka Mandela's baby daddies, claimed in a heartbreaking Instagram post shared on Monday, April 8, that he has been denied the chance to see his daughter.
Zoleka Mandela's baby daddy Leeroy Kana requests to see his child
Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of the late former President Nelson Mandela and his second wife, anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela, passed away on Monday, September 25 last year. Her funeral was held at Bryanston Methodist Church in Johannesburg and she was buried a few days later.
She died days after being admitted to the hospital for ongoing treatment for metastatic cancer that had spread to her hip, liver, lungs, pelvis, brain and spinal cord, her family said in a statement.
One of the baby daddies, Leroy Kana, recently celebrated his daughter's birthday on his feed.
“Happy birthday my little girl. Today you turn 2 years old. I want to thank Ausi [aunty] Lerato took care of Zo when he wasn't feeling well. Auntie, I will never forget you,” he wrote.
jimoya It was previously reported that before Zoleka's death, she had told Thierry Bashara (the father of her two children) and Leroy Kana (the father of her last born, Jinjae) that she did not want them to attend her funeral.
In a recent birthday tribute to her daughter, Kana wrote: I want her to be with me all the time and play with me…I'm not happy about a lot of things — I don't want to expose people here, but I'm not happy. ”
“I'll go with you soon. [Zingce]. If you know of a lawyer who specializes in children, please let me know. Many things need to change. Jinji loves you with all his heart,” he added.
Love Story: How did they meet?
Zoleka Mandela has died at the age of 43. She was also a writer, activist, and mother of six children. Unfortunately, she lost her two children while battling cancer for many years. Sadly, in 2010 she lost another child. In 2012, she mourned the death of her newborn son Zenawe, who was born prematurely.
Leroy Kana previously opened up about his short-lived love story with Zoleka. He said that everything happened so quickly and detailed how their love relationship came to an unexpected halt.
“We only dated for 9 months. [and it] It felt like we were married. We were so close that no one could separate us. We wanted to be together every day and we called each night. We were best friends,” Kana recalled in an Instagram post.
“Three months have passed since then, [and] We were already talking about marriage, there were a lot of things I didn't understand about you and about life in general, but I learned just as quickly.
“I was so confused at times, my life changing so quickly, too many DMs, too many opinions from people I didn't know. But when I got pregnant five months later, all of a sudden… “Things were no longer the same as before. Things were happening that I couldn't explain,” he wrote.
Kana said Zoleka's “untimely death” was painful. “I always tell Gingy about the time I spent with you and how great we were,” he wrote.
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