The River Star Presley Chweneyagae Neglects Child Support

The River actor Presley Chweneyagae is under fire for dodging a total of R58 800 maintenance for his son sired after Tsotsi was released in 2005.

Alletta Somfula from Kempton Park in Johannesburg spoke to ZiMoja, infuriated by how Chweneyagae has been non-existent in his 17-year-old son’s life. He is in Grade 10.

Chweneyagae was 21 when the South African global megahit Tsotsi was released. The attention that his fame brought meant he could sow as many seeds to the wind as he could.

The same year, he met Alletta, and they hit it off quickly. She narrates:

“We met in 2005, and I got pregnant. I found out I was pregnant when he had gone to the US for the Oscars. When he came back, I told him I was pregnant. He even asked my uncles to alert his family that I was pregnant, but his mother denied the child.”

Alletta accepted her situation and moved on to single motherhood. Two years later, she went with Chweneyagae for paternity tests, which came out positive. For Alletta, this was a good omen that the Tsotsi star would finally pay maintenance for his son, but it was not to be.

 

 

She is enraged:

“I hate him with a passion. I am a father and mother to his child. He is 16 years, and the pressure from peers is overwhelming. I thought when Presley asked for DNA, he was going to change, but he is still the same. What irritates me the most is the fact that he is taking care of his other two kids. I don’t want anything from him except for him to take responsibility for his son.”

Chweneyagae’s son is growing older, and his financial needs are increasing, and the burden is becoming unbearable for Alletta.

 

 

She has five court orders against him for child support, but Chwneyakae won’t flinch.

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To date, he owes R58 800 in child support. Alletta and the Tsotsi star are not speaking, but she only wants Chweneyakae to care for his son.

“I am not a bitter baby mama, but I want what is best for my child. All he knows is to ask my parents for my child to visit him when I am not around and not buy him anything.”

ZiMoja reached out to Presley Chweneyagae for a comment, but he declined.