Former Miss SA Ntandoyenkhosi and Khaya Mthethwa are getting divorced, two years after their marriage.
Ntando released an official statement on Instagram on Tuesday morning. It reads as follows;
“In December 2017 my husband Khaya Mthethwa and I got married and we were soon blessed with a handsome bubbly son .
I had moved from home in Mpumalanga Province to join my husband in his home city Durban and raised our son as a hands on mother after resigning from my job.
In the last few days my husband and I have had in depth discussions about our marriage and our young family challenges .
Yesterday we met my in laws and informed them
of our mutual decision for us to amicably file for divorce .
I also informed my mother ( having recently lost my loving dad ) and the rest of my Kunene family who were disappointed with the divorce decision but appreciated the fact that I represented them well at the Mthethwa’s in the way they raised and expected from me .
Today our son and I moved out of our marriage home to return home to Mpumalanga.
Khaya and I were married out of community and thus each one of us shall keep our respective assets .
We are blessed with a son that we both love and will continue to do so . I will have custody of our son but at all times his father shall have unrestricted access so that he can play his fatherly role as I raise him .
I have decided not to ask the court for child maintenance as I believe Khaya as a father and myself as a mother have a duty towards the welfare of our son and to educate and raise him up to become a respectful , ambitious and importantly a responsible boy then a man that we shall be proud of . I strongly believe No Court should have to force a parent to help raise his or her loving and innocent child .
On behalf of Khaya and I , we request you to respect our privacy as we go through this difficult process . We know and appreciate your love and concerns about us , but do know that we are fine and this decision is in the best interest of both of us . We agreed to handle our divorce amicably, with mutual respect and no contest . Khaya and I will remain friends .
NB: We shall not be commenting on the divorce or our marriage and family . We thank you for your understanding and respecting our privacy and more importantly to protect our son .
God Bless you all, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
With utmost Luv
Ntandeyenkosi Kunene
23rd December 2019