Divorce cases increase

Paul Nkala

A total of 519 divorce summons were issued by the Bulawayo High Court last year, an increase of 113 cases over the 2011 figure, a senior High Court judge said yesterday.

Officially opening the 2013 Legal Year of the Bulawayo High Court, Judge president George Chiweshe expressed concern at the rate at which couples were divorcing.

“The rate at which couples are divorcing has reached alarming levels.

Social scientists and other experts have attributed this development to the general erosion of cultural values due to urban migration, domestic violence, adultery and other social ills.

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