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Man (63) fined $120 for defaulting in paying maintenance
13 Jul 2013 at 03:12hrs | Views
A 63-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has been fined $120 or two months in jail for defaulting in paying $40 monthly maintenance for his former wife.
Kayisa Ncube, of House Number 61087 Pelandaba suburb, was on Tuesday convicted on his own plea of guilty to failure to comply with a maintenance order as defined in Section 24 of the Maintenance Act Chapter 5:09 by Bulawayo magistrate, Ms Sibongile Msipa.
The prosecutor, Mr Masimba Saruwaka, said on 6 July last year, Ncube was ordered by the court to pay his former wife, Mrs Musa Ncube $40 a month for her upkeep.
The court was told that as from March this year, Ncube defaulted in paying maintenance resulting in the arrears accruing to $120.
The court was told that Mrs Ncube then tried to negotiate with her former husband so that they could arrange and come up with a payment plan as he was struggling to raise the money.
Ncube refused, prompting the woman to report the matter to the police leading to his arrest.
Kayisa Ncube, of House Number 61087 Pelandaba suburb, was on Tuesday convicted on his own plea of guilty to failure to comply with a maintenance order as defined in Section 24 of the Maintenance Act Chapter 5:09 by Bulawayo magistrate, Ms Sibongile Msipa.
The prosecutor, Mr Masimba Saruwaka, said on 6 July last year, Ncube was ordered by the court to pay his former wife, Mrs Musa Ncube $40 a month for her upkeep.
The court was told that as from March this year, Ncube defaulted in paying maintenance resulting in the arrears accruing to $120.
The court was told that Mrs Ncube then tried to negotiate with her former husband so that they could arrange and come up with a payment plan as he was struggling to raise the money.
Ncube refused, prompting the woman to report the matter to the police leading to his arrest.
Source - Chronicle
