{"id":102002,"date":"2024-12-17T11:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/siqokoqela-mphoko-snubs-his-father-phelekezelas-burial"},"modified":"2024-12-17T13:36:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:36:44","slug":"siqokoqela-mphoko-snubs-his-father-phelekezelas-burial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/siqokoqela-mphoko-snubs-his-father-phelekezelas-burial","title":{"rendered":"Siqokoqela Mphoko Snubs His Father Phelekezela&#8217;s Burial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The late Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko\u2019s son, Siqokoqela, did not attend his father\u2019s burial at their Douglasdale plot in Bulawayo on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to The NewsHawks, Siqokoqela\u2019s absence has been linked to a series of controversies, including a family feud over his parentage, business disputes, and a major fallout which led to his arrest last year on allegations of raping his niece, charges on which he was later acquitted.<\/p>\n<p>Siqokoqela has publicly stated that his father and his family\u2014wife Laurinda and two sisters, Sikhumbuzo and Siduduzo\u2014were behind the false charges and his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Siqokoqela and his wife Nomagugu were also arrested for allegedly ordering 15 Choppies Supermarket managers in Bulawayo to unlawfully dispense over US$30,000 cash from their point of sale machines after threatening them with either deportation or dismissal. These charges were also dropped.<\/p>\n<p>Due to these and other contentious issues, Mphoko and his son had irreconcilable differences, leading to a breakdown in their relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The late Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko\u2019s son, Siqokoqela, did not attend his father\u2019s burial at their Douglasdale plot in Bulawayo on Sunday. 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