The tragedy of this very powerful and wealthy industry,
however, is that too many women become its victims.
A woman from Hwange has become the talk of her area — DRC
section in Empumalanga — after her husband of 10 years reportedly divorced her
for bleaching her skin.
Ironically, Ellen Moyo bleached her skin to please her
husband Norman Mabutho only for him to divorce her for that.
A source who spoke to B-Metro said Mabutho came back from
South Africa where he works, a fortnight ago and found his wife looking
different.
The source who claimed to have intimate details of the
incident said Ellen decided to bleach her black skin after she once discovered
that her husband was cheating on her with a light-skinned woman.
She reportedly thought bleaching her skin would make her
more attractive to her husband and thus prevent him from having extra-marital
affairs.
“The move, however, backfired when her husband who works in
South Africa came back and found her looking different.
The bleaching seemed to have ruined her skin, something
which didn’t go down well with her husband.
“When her husband saw her, he was shocked because she was
really light in complexion.
Her husband was also complaining over the smell of her body
which he said was no longer good,” said the source who declined to be named.
Mabutho who also suspected his wife of cheating claimed
that was also the reason why she had decided to bleach her skin.
The source said efforts by relatives and friends to help
the duo to solve their differences hit a brick wall.
“Relatives and friends tried to convince the husband to
stick with their marriage but he refused.
The shamed wife is now going around telling people that she
is the one who opted out of the marriage since her husband was cheating on her
and is declaring that she will never ever get back with him,” the source said.
Spirited efforts to speak to Ellen were fruitless as her
phone rang unanswered.
B-Metro also contacted Mabutho, who did not respond to text
and WhatsApp messages sent to him on his South African number.
Meanwhile, an investigation by B-Metro revealed that skin
lightening creams which are unlicensed and unregulated by the Government, have
flooded the market in the country.
According to research the skin lightening creams contain a
chemical called hydroquinone, which suppresses the production of skin colour.
They also contain mercury, a potentially dangerous
substance which can interfere with kidney and nervous system function, and
steroids, which can cause thinning of the skin.
Some of the popular creams sold on the streets include
Movate, Carolite, Betasol, Diprozone, Epiderm, G’n’ G and Bio Claire and are
not authorised by the Medicines Control Authority’s licensing and regulatory
board, which tests products for banned substances.
Common side effects of the creams include uneven bleaching,
intense irritation or even cancer.
Dermatologists are also on record warning that long-term,
unsupervised use of skin lightening creams can cause a range of skin problems.
B Metro
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