A 58-year-old woman claims that her mother-in-law forced her to become a prostitute after she became widowed.
Noncebo Gotswa's husband died in 2013 and she left her home village of Mbekweni in the Eastern Cape to go and live with her husband's mother in KwaThema, Ekurhuleni.
But instead of helping her daughter-in-law, Josephina Masindo, 73, allegedly forced Noncebo to work as a prostitute.
"Two months ago she told me I should woman up," said Noncebo.
"She wanted me to sleep with older men for money. I did as I was told because I had no choice. I was afraid of ending up on the street."
She said after weeks of sleeping with more and more strangers, the money would end up in the mother-in-law's pockets.
Noncebo's turning point came when she realised she was not getting her share of the money.
After Noncebo confronted Josephina, she was kicked out and she had to sleep next to the KwaThema cop shop and she was rescued by Mvuselelo Mkholo, 49, from the same neighbour.
"I had been living alone since my sister died five months ago," said Mvuselelo. "Noncebo's story showed me God wanted to give me another sister, so I took her in."
Josephina said she didn't want to hear Noncebo's name ever again saying, "That one is so stupid. She closed her door and locked herself inside."
A 63-year-old man who came by Josephina's house said: "Noncebo has been a blessing to some of us in the past months. We need her back!"
Source - Dailysun
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