Married man gets maintenance demands from 3 women

A MARRIED man from Woodville suburb in Bulawayo has been taken to court by three women seeking maintenance for the upkeep of his children.

Langton Beta, a Canteen Assistant at a city transport company, appeared before Bulawayo Maintenance court magistrate Mr Manasa Musiiwa where his three ex-wives Ms Afroleta Tshuma, Ms Miriam Dube and Ms Millicent Hungwe claimed he was an irresponsible father who neglected his children ever since they were were born.

Beta has two children aged 14 and 12 with Ms Tshuma, one each with Ms Dube and Ms Hungwe aged six and five years old.

Ms Dube and Ms Hungwe are neighbours in Nkulumane suburb and went to court yesterday while Ms Tshuma's maintenance order was granted in June this year.

Beta earns $250 per month and has been ordered to pay $140 for his four children.

Ms Hungwe told the court that she has been struggling to maintain her five year old boy who was abandoned by the respondent.

Beta told the court that he cannot afford to pay the money as he has three other children to take care of.

Mr Musiiwa ordered him to pay $30 per month for the upkeep of his child.

The magistrate advised Beta to apply for a variation order after he complained that the money was not shared equally as Ms Dube was given $50 for one child.