According to her niece Patricia Bekele, with whom she was particularly close, Hayfron was not happy that Mugabe had an affair with Marufu but "she did what she used to tell me to do: 'Talk to your pillow if you have problems in your marriage.
Ifølge Hayfrons niece, Patricia Bekele, som hun var særlig tæt på, var Hayfron ikke glad for at Mugabe havde en affære med Marufu, men "hun gjorde, hvad hun plejede at fortælle mig at gøre: 'Tal til din pude, hvis du har problemer i dit ægteskab.