It’s hard to believe Dhewa’s gone: Wife

Dhewa's wife

Today marks a exactly a month after the passing on of Zimbabwe's sungura heavyweight Tongai "Dhewa" Moyo and his children cannot believe he is gone forever. In an exclusive interview, the singer's surviving spouse, Miniehle Mukweli, revealed that Dhewa's younger children were of the opinion that they will see him again.

Said Miniehle: "Baba Tanaka had been sick for a long time and had stayed in Harare for too long. The children keep thinking that he is still in Harare and will come back one day. He used go to South Africa or Botswana for shows and come back after some days and I think this is what makes them think that they will see him again soon."

Tongai Moyo succumbed to Non-Hodgkins lymphoma last month after a six-year battle, leaving six children. Four of them - Natasha, Nicole, Obert (Tongai Jnr) and Tanaka - are still in primary school.

The other two are Nyasha and Peter who is currently leading Utakataka Express. According to Miniehle, the young kids always ask what the newspaper would be saying about their father when they see his picture in it. "They always ask, when is daddy coming back? It is so painful. They cannot believe that he is gone, and it is hard for me too," said Miniehle. She revealed that it was very difficult to come to terms with Dhewa's death. "We just can't believe that he is no more. He left a huge gap in the family that no one can fill.

"He was a loving father and would always bring us gifts every time he returned from tours, I think that is why it is so difficult for the kids to believe he is no more," said Nyasha. The late "Samanyemba" hitmaker had a large family under his belt and it will not be easy to take care of them. Miniehle added that since Dhewa was gone, she would now need to look for a job, not only to sustain herself financially, but also to keep herself busy.

"Life without Tongai is never going to be easy for me. In their family (Moyo) they do not encourage wives to work and I was living like a queen when he was alive and now that the king (Tongai) is gone, I have to start working to keep myself busy," she said. She also revealed that the family was now working very hard to finish the house Dhewa was building in Kwekwe (Mbizo). "He had planned to move into the new house this Christmas but the Lord said otherwise. It is almost finished and we are now working on plumbing and other small things.

"We hope to move into our new home by January or February next year." Miniehle concluded by saying that if Tongai had the energy to make progress on the house while on his deathbed, then they should easily finish the project, as it was his wish. (Herald)