TV presenter Denise Zimba has reacted to reports that she lost custody of her daughters to her ex-husband, Jakob Schlichtig.
DENISE ZIMBA IS HEARTBROKEN
The talented actress Denise Zimba took to her X account this past week following media reports that she lost her children.
Zimba shared a shared a photo of a woman holding a baby, which read: “I made you” which was accompanied by a crying and a broken heart emojis.
Her latest post comes after Women For Change reported on Friday, 7 March that the Johannesburg High Court ruled in favour of Denise Zimba’s ex-husband and allowed him to take their daughters back to Germany.
The organisation also claimed that the court filed documents and claimed that the girls would be distressed without their father.
Zimba moved to Germany with Schlichtig and their first daughter after their wedding in 2022 and moved back to South Africa after giving birth to her second child due to their marital disputes.
The fan-favourite TV personality shared on social media in January 2025 that her ex-husband, Jakob Schlichtig cheated on her with her childhood friend, Mpumi Mdluli.
Zimba who married Schlichtig in April 2022 said that she and Mdluli had been friends since they were 14 years old.
She wrote on X: “Nothing worse than finding out your best friend since you were 14 years old has been having an affair with your husband, and that’s why she always ghosted you when you were pregnant and never celebrated you – birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers.”
The media personality also shared on her Instagram account in March 2024 that she and Schlichtig have separated, and she was a single mother.
South Africans took to Zimba’s post this weekend to comfort her and give her advice.
SOUTH AFRICANS COMFORT ACTRESS
@MazikodeThah: Sending you all the love in the world. Please find strength in Joshua 1:9.”
@amsimplymandla: “So sorry. Maybe try to also move to Germany while you guys are still healing from this divorce. Maybe once you both have healed you will be able to conduct a health cooperating relationship.”
@Bonzz04: “Let them win the battle because the war is yours. This reminds me of @korraobidi story and now she is so happy with her angels. The man upstairs is watching.”
@Me_ThatoYaone: “Oh man I don’t know what’s left in your disposal to carry on fighting but use whatever it takes to fight for your girls Denise… Know that if you don’t, they will in future hate you. Thinking that you did not fight enough…Unfortunately.”
@cindzo: “Those who are saying it’s their father too, I am wondering if you guys grew up without your mothers. This is beyond cruel. Denise is supposed to raise her kids!”
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