adminCaroline Chaparadza
FAILURE to present his ex-husband’s payslip before the courts saw a city woman pocketing only $40 as maintenance. The duo, Thompson Muponda and Margret Kamuzonde, appeared at Mutare Civil Court with the latter claiming maintenance of $200 for the upkeep of their teenage son. Kamuzonde told the court that her ex-husband had neglected his child forcing him to drop out of school since she had failed to raise the child’s school fees.
“Currently my child has dropped out of school when he is supposed to be doing his Grade 7. He has school fees arrears dating back to 2013,” she told the court.
She added that Muponda was working for a private organisation in Chimanimani where he was earning $1 400 every month.
“The project is new and l started working there in November last year. I am getting $300 just for my upkeep. I work on a compost every month which rakes in $1 400 after it matures, but it only matures after a period of six months.
“There is no guarantee that the compost will mature.
“I also have a family in Dangamvura where l am failing to pay my rates and struggling to pay my other kids’ school fees.
“My first born is even looking forward to go to university in August. I can only afford $30 as maintenance,” explained Muponda.
Asked about the contract documents, he claimed that he had never signed any document and also receives his $300 salary through his employers who bring the compost fertilisers every month.
“l never signed any contract document and l trust this organisation,” claimed Muponda.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs Yeukai Chigodora, ordered Muponda to pay a maintenance fee of $40 since Kamuzonde had told the court that she was not in a position to get her estranged husband’s employment details from his employer.
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