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Bulawayo doctor embroiled in another messy divorce
22 Nov 2014 at 16:12hrs | Views
PROMINENT Bulawayo doctor Nkonzo Ndebele is embroiled in another messy divorce wrangle after his second wife lodged an application at the Bulawayo Civil Court.
Grace Libetsi Ndlovu's application for divorce comes barely two months after Dr Ndebele approached the Bulawayo High Court seeking divorce from his first wife, Dr Samukeliso Ndebele (nee Vuma), who is also a specialist doctor in Bulawayo.
The divorce matter is awaiting finalisation at the Bulawayo High Court.
Ndlovu, in papers filed at Bulawayo Civil Court under case Number CC89/14, stated that in the event that the court grants her the divorce she should be awarded some household property, a residential stand in Douglasdale and five vehicles from the 10 owned by the city doctor.
She said during her customary marriage to Dr Ndebele, they acquired 10 vehicles including three Mercedes Benz and a jeep Cherokee.
In the matter before Bulawayo magistrate Victor Mpofu, Ndioti claimed that her union with the prominent city doctor had irretrievably broken down.
In his response, Ndebele, through his lawyer Hlabezulu Malinga of Sibanda and Associates, said the marriage had broken down irretrievably on account of Ndlovu's unreasonably behaviour.
"The plaintiff diverted funds to pursue her own agendas unknown to the defendant. She disposed of the family business without the defendant's knowledge," said Ndebele.
The medical practitioner further claimed that Ndlovu falsely accused him of domestic violence and reported him to the police.
The couple has a six-year-old child and Dr Ndebele said it would be best for the minor child to be in her mother's custody. However, he argued that he should be allowed access to the child during weekends, public holidays and two weeks every school holiday.
Dr Ndebele consented to Ndlovu being awarded all the property she claimed except three motor vehicles two Mercedes Benz vehicles and a Toyota.
The matter was postponed to December 1. Dr Ndebele is currently paying $350 for the upkeep of their daughter.
Grace Libetsi Ndlovu's application for divorce comes barely two months after Dr Ndebele approached the Bulawayo High Court seeking divorce from his first wife, Dr Samukeliso Ndebele (nee Vuma), who is also a specialist doctor in Bulawayo.
The divorce matter is awaiting finalisation at the Bulawayo High Court.
Ndlovu, in papers filed at Bulawayo Civil Court under case Number CC89/14, stated that in the event that the court grants her the divorce she should be awarded some household property, a residential stand in Douglasdale and five vehicles from the 10 owned by the city doctor.
She said during her customary marriage to Dr Ndebele, they acquired 10 vehicles including three Mercedes Benz and a jeep Cherokee.
In the matter before Bulawayo magistrate Victor Mpofu, Ndioti claimed that her union with the prominent city doctor had irretrievably broken down.
"The plaintiff diverted funds to pursue her own agendas unknown to the defendant. She disposed of the family business without the defendant's knowledge," said Ndebele.
The medical practitioner further claimed that Ndlovu falsely accused him of domestic violence and reported him to the police.
The couple has a six-year-old child and Dr Ndebele said it would be best for the minor child to be in her mother's custody. However, he argued that he should be allowed access to the child during weekends, public holidays and two weeks every school holiday.
Dr Ndebele consented to Ndlovu being awarded all the property she claimed except three motor vehicles two Mercedes Benz vehicles and a Toyota.
The matter was postponed to December 1. Dr Ndebele is currently paying $350 for the upkeep of their daughter.
Source - Chronicle
