Gold Diggers actress Tina Jaxa fears for her life. She says she’s being stalked by an unknown lunatic.
Sunday World has learned that Jaxa, the widow of music promoter Prosper Mkwaiwa, did not attend the SA Film and Television Awards (Saftas) in Midrand last week, where she won an award because she was scared the stalker would follow her and harm her.
Jaxa won Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in the movie While You Were Not Looking. The likeable actress had also been at loggerheads with her late husband’s live-in lover Tina Dlangwana over Mkwaiwa’s estate since his death early last year.
So serious were the threats that the former Generations and Madam & Eve actress reported the matter to the Sophiatown police station, in Joburg.
“I can confirm that I’m being stalked and have approached the police about the matter. But I prefer not to talk about it until I have given the police a full statement about what happened and that will be next week,” said Jaxa.
Gauteng police spokeswoman Noxolo Kweza confirmed Jaxa visited Sophiatown.
“I can confirm that Ms Jaxa was at the station. However, the details you have of her visit are incorrect,” she said but did not elaborate.
A friend said Jaxa’s nightmare started between September and October last year when she received a call from an unknown number.
“She didn’t answer the call but the person called again and when she answered, they dropped it.”
The friend said the veteran thespian again received a call from a private number a month later.
“The caller just dropped the phone when she answered it.”
The friend said Jaxa suspected she was being stalked by someone who who has been hitting on her on social media. She ignored them.
But she reported the matter to the police when the stalker phoned her from an unknown number and instructed her to rush to Shell filling station near Rhema Church in Randburg and rescue her son Luroy.
The caller said the child had been caught stealing from a supermarket near Randpark Ridge.
“She then asked to speak to her son. The caller gave someone the phone who pretended to be Luroy. But she could hear that it was not her son’s voice. Because she was speaking to the impersonator in English, she changed and spoke in Xhosa. The person then dropped the phone.”
Another friend said Jaxa phoned Luroy’s teacher and asked her if her son was at school.
“The teacher… told her that Luroy was at school safe and sound. When she told the teacher what happened, they advised her to lay charges.
“That is why she didn’t go to the Saftas. She thought the stalker could be someone who knows her and might hurt her. She has not been going out lately as a result,” said the friend.
-sundayworld