Drama unfolded at the residence of the baby mama of the internationally acclaimed motivational speaker and businessman Vusi Thembekwayo after he unleashed police to intervene in custody dispute between him and his baby mama.
Africa Daily can exclusively reveal that Thembekwayo involved the police to intervene when his baby mama allegedly denied him access to his children when it was his turn to spend time with them.
Thembekwayo ‘s baby mama, who is known to Africa Daily, cannot be identified to protect the identity of the children.
The explosive titbits are contained in a family counsellor’s report Thembekwayo filed in the Joburg High Court where his is fighting his baby mama for the equal access to his children.
According to the report, which was filed recently in the high court, the children have been living with Thembekwayo’s baby mama after their break up while he exercised contact with them on alternate weekends.
According to the counsellor’s report , which was compiled in 2022, Thembekwayo had sent his driver to collect the children from his baby mama’s residence in Gauteng.
However,the baby mama refused to allow the driver to collect the children prompting Thembekwayo to phone the police to intervene.
The report compiled by family counsellor Simeso Critan Nkosi of the Office of the Family Advocate alleged that the police officers were denied access to Thembekwayo’s baby mama’s residence.
The report was prepared as part of an investigation into a dispute between the former couple over the primary residence of their three children.
According to the report, Thembekwayo told the family counsellor that the existing contact arrangement had not been properly discussed or agreed upon and that communication between the parents was poor.
He sought a shared residence arrangement, arguing that his flexible working hours allowed him to care for the children and that he had support from his mother and a caretaker.
He also maintained that his home was suitably equipped, with furnished bedrooms and playrooms for the children.
The report records the baby mama’s concerns about the practical arrangements for the children, including difficulties with school transport and allegations that Thembekwayo travelled frequently.
She also raised concerns about an incident in which she alleged that he had left the children alone at about 3am to go to the gym.
The baby mama further alleged that Thembekwayo had physically assaulted her.
The family counsellor interviewed the children in September 2022 to establish their views on the dispute.
The two older children expressed a preference for shared residence, with one indicating that he would like to spend two weeks with each parent. The younger child also spoke positively about both parents and said he missed his father.
In evaluating the matter, Nkosi concluded that the children appeared to have good relationships with both parents and that both remained involved in their lives.
The report recommended that the parents retain their parental responsibilities and rights and implement a shared residence arrangement, alternating weekly between the two households, with handovers on Fridays after school at an agreed venue.
It further recommended mediation if the parents could not agree on contact arrangements or major decisions concerning the children.
The report cautioned that the children had been exposed to conflict between their parents and said it would be in their best interests to avoid further exposure to disputes that could affect their wellbeing.
