Generations: The Legacy actress Denise Zimba has allegedly lost custody of her daughters to her ex-husband, Jakob Schlichtig.
DENISE ZIMBA LOSES KIDS?
Women For Change reported on Friday, 7 March that the Johannesburg High Court ruled in favour of Denise Zimba’s ex-husband and allowed him to take their daughters back to Germany.
The organisation also alleges that the court filed documents and claimed that the girls would be distressed without their father.
The actress and media personality moved to Germany in 2022 with Schlichtig and their first daughter after their wedding. Zimba later moved back to South Africa after giving birth to her second child due to their marital disputes.
The court’s ruling comes after the actress hinted on her Instagram account in March 2024 that she and Schlichtig have separated, and she was a single mother.
The TV personality took to her Instagram Story to share a photo of herself and her daughters on the beach.
She captioned the post: “Had such a good time with my girls in the sun today. Getting a hang of this single parenting. Just us three.”
The How To Ruin Christmas star has also deleted all photos and videos of her wedding day and ex-husband from her social media accounts.
Denise Zimba with daughters in South Africa in 2024. Image via Instagram Story @MissDeniseZimba
EX-HUSBAND CHEATED ON ACTRESS?
The talented actress and fan-favourite TV personality, Denise Zimba trended on social media in January 2025 when she revealed that her ex-husband, Jakob Schlichtig cheated on her with her childhood friend, Mpumi Mdluli.
Zimba who married Schlichtig in April 2022 said that she and Mdluli had been friends since they were 14 years old.
She wrote on X: “Nothing worse than finding out your best friend since you were 14 years old has been having an affair with your husband, and that’s why she always ghosted you when you were pregnant and never celebrated you – birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers.”
SOUTH AFRICANS SLAM HER EX-HUSBAND
@IAmShahieda: “Sad, but we do not know the inner workings of these people’s lives and why the court would rule in the father’s favour.”
@TeeDeeny: “Just read the post about Denise Zimba and I had to read it again to confirm I’m understanding it correctly. How does a court rule in favour of a cheating husband for custody? Worse to allow him to take her minor girl children overseas without their mother? Nope she needs to appeal!”
Naki_Nephawe: “What’s happening to Denise Zimba is wrong on so many levels. Your husband cheating on you with your best friend then winning custody of your kids. Shipping them off to a whole different continent is so wrong.”