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Proceedings during a Harare Civil Court session were temporarily stopped on Wednesday after people in the courtroom started cheering a woman who had brought along her Chinese husband and child. Venencia Mandimutsira, who was strapping the baby on her back and father Wang Dejun, appeared at the court where they were seeking a protection order against her workmates Martin Nhengure and Wonderful Nyawasha. Mandimutsira doubles as a worker for Dejun together with Nhengure and Nyawasha.
Upon entering the court, people in the gallery could be heard whispering “Look East Policy” before cheering Mandimutsira forcing proceedings to be halted for some minutes. Some teased the man in the mistaken belief he was failing to pay maintenance for ‘‘their sister’’. But it turned out that the couple was not in court for marital issues, but wanted Mandimutsira’s workmates to stop harassing her.
“Nhengure harasses me at my place of residence and I have reported the matter to the police on several occasions,” she said. “I have several medical affidavits to show he partnered with Nyawasha to assault me.”
Dejun said they had an altercation with Nhengure and Nyawasha in July, before they teamed up against him and Mandimutsira.
“I argued with Nhengure and he punched me in the face,” he said.
Magistrate Ms Rebecca Kavhiya ordered Nhengure and Nyawasha not to assault or insult Mandimutsira and Dejun.
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