Two Years Later: No Justice for Princess Shoko as DNA Circus Continues

By Tafadzwa Nyamuzihwa

HANNOVER, GERMANY — Today marks exactly two years since little Princess Shoko took her last breath under disturbing and unclear circumstances.

Yet, two years on, justice remains as elusive as it was on the first day.

Her grieving mother, Nomsa Sibanda, still waits – not just for answers, but for the basic dignity of closure.

The case, which has been marred by delays, contradictions, and unexplained lapses, continues to raise more questions than it provides answers.

NA samples were first taken in December 2023, followed by another round in January 2024 after authorities claimed the initial samples had “gone dry.”

In both cases, Nomsa was assured the results would take 4–6 weeks.

They took two months.

Our investigative team discovered that the January results were deemed “negative” — not because there was no match, but because the DNA submitted allegedly belonged to a male, while Princess was female.

The baffling error was brushed off as “human” or administrative.

Yet the consequences are anything but minor.

Now, another sample — the third — was taken just two days ago on 27 July 2025.

Again, Nomsa has been promised results in two weeks.

But with a track record like this, skepticism is not just justified; it’s necessary.

Two years.

Two years of waiting.

Two years of hoping. And still, Princess Shoko lies in a mortuary at Parirenyatwa Hospital, where the pathologist, Dr. Jabangwe, has refused to release her remains to the mourning mother.

Nomsa has become a landlord in the corridors of grief, forced to relive the trauma daily with no end in sight.

What happens if the next DNA result is “negative” again?

Do the murder charges disappear?

Do we forget the child dumped in a sack and abandoned in shallow waters?

If that baby was not Princess Shoko, then who was she?

And where is Princess?

Alister and John, who were last responsible for the child’s care, still have not publicly accounted for the whereabouts of Princess Shoko.

At this point, an independent DNA testing centre must be engaged.

Nomsa deserves the right to carry out a private verification, not necessarily for legal arguments, but for peace of mind.

She will, however, need financial support to carry this out.

Justice delayed has long been justice denied.

Possibility still exists, but it is fading.

It should not take two years to give a mother her answers.

It should not take two years to bury a child.

It should not take two years to care.

The longer the silence, the louder the questions become.