{"id":47324,"date":"2026-01-12T21:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47324"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:31:38","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnomzamo-mbatha-raises-alarm-over-durban-hairstylist-in-icu-amid-alleged-domestic-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/12\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnomzamo-mbatha-raises-alarm-over-durban-hairstylist-in-icu-amid-alleged-domestic-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomzamo Mbatha raises alarm over Durban hairstylist in ICU amid alleged domestic abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_117323\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117323\" class=\"wp-image-117323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nomzamo-Mbatha-raises-alarm-over-Durban-hairstylist-in-ICU-amid.jpg?resize=600%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nomzamo-Mbatha-raises-alarm-over-Durban-hairstylist-in-ICU-amid.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nomzamo-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-117323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nomzamo Mbatha speaks against Snenhlanhla\u2019s abuse\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African actress and activist Nomzamo Mbatha has taken to social media to draw attention to the plight of Durban-based hairstylist Snenhlanhla Mthembu, who is reportedly in intensive care following injuries sustained during an alleged domestic abuse incident.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of Instagram posts, Nomzamo expressed outrage and concern for Snenhlanhla\u2019s wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy blood is boiling. My heart is broken. And I am LIVID,\u201d she wrote, adding that Snenhlanhla is currently in ICU with burn wounds on her face and body, which she reportedly suffered while attempting to free herself from her alleged abuser.<\/p>\n<p>Nomzamo described the hairstylist, who she refers to as \u201clike my baby sister,\u201d as having silently endured months of domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p>She urged authorities to intervene, calling on the South African Police Service to take immediate action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need the POLICE to ACT NOW!!! ARREST HIM IMMEDIATELY. JAIL AND JUSTICE,\u201d Nomzamo wrote, also encouraging her followers to tag the police and apply public pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The post has since drawn widespread attention online, sparking conversations about domestic violence, the need for urgent intervention, and support for survivors.<\/p>\n<p>See post below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTaEbyZEc17\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Nomzamo #Mbatha #raises #alarm #Durban #hairstylist #ICU #alleged #domestic #abuse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Nomzamo Mbatha speaks against Snenhlanhla\u2019s abuse\u00a0 South African actress and activist Nomzamo Mbatha has taken to social media to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47326,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47324\/revisions\/47326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}