Sharon Moyo from Unit D in Chitungwiza, visibly drunk and in the early stages of pregnancy, testified that hard times were forcing her to look for clients.
“I have no choice, as commercial sex is what keeps me going. Staying at home will mean starvation and no money for the baby’s clothes when it is born,” she said.
Moyo admitted that while the general client preferred women who were not pregnant, a significant number of men did not mind sex workers like her, as they were only focused on sex. “Some of them are loyal clients that I have done business with for a long time,” she added.
Martha (19), a sex worker in the Avenues area of Harare, where prostitution is rife, admitted to a guilty conscience.
“I feel bad that I am having sex with different men while pregnant. It is almost like I am letting my child see me sleeping with the men. But what can I do? The man who is responsible for the pregnancy ran away from me and I have to survive,” said Martha, who is into her second trimester.
She has been beaten up on several occasions by clients who discovered she was pregnant. “While some men don’t mind my condition, others do and even get furious when they discover I am pregnant. I now tell a client in advance to avoid being beaten up,” said Martha.
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