User talk:Mandlahenrique

Mandla Henrique
Young talented man born in Mamelodi, Pretoria year 1988 13th of November. His late father Bernado Henrique was a portuguesse from Mozambique, hence the surname and his mother Thantsi Mahluza is Pedi (Northern Sotho) from Mpumalanga South Africa. He have six siblings namely: Kedibone Maseko, Lucky Maseko, Alzira Mahluza, Sophy Mahluza, Bafana Mahluza and Pule Mawela in a decending order from oldest to youngest and Mandla is a third born from his Mother's side. His father Bernado Henrique envaded South Africa in the year 1980's, and he came not alone but with his daughter Alzira Henrique at the age of two which she later adopted the surname of Mahluza due to long separation with her father and loss of birth documents. Bernado Henrique was a caring and loving father to his wife and children, he was willing to do anything for his family to live. By the time he met with Thantsi, he found her separated with her first husband Slucky Maseko which she had two children with him, Kedibone and Lucky. Thantsi was forced to leave her children with their father due to issues with her inlaws and moved to live with Bernado at his place of work after they met, then came into existence Mandla. Two years later Bernado had to return to Mozambique due to the renewal of permit documents to live in South Africa, and by that time Thantsi had conceived. Realising the chance to return to South Africa is slim, Bernado gave his unborn child a name of Nozengazi before he left and he knew that she will be a female which indeed she was, and he left with Thantsi the child he came with for he promised that he will be back soon. Something strange happened while Bernado was making a final good bye for Mandla cried in a way that broke a heart of his mother because it was first time he cried in that way, it is like he was sensing that he sees his father for the last time and no more. Unfortunately Bernado never made it to Mozambique and there are no signs even in South Africa that shows he is still exist until to this day.

From that day it was not easy for Mandla to live without his father for the bond became so strong. As the years progresses he finally let go of that loss. He started school by the age of six in 1994 in Soshanguve block TT up until 1997 were his mother moved to live in Moloto. To be continued........