Mini-skirts, trousers ruin marriage

A Harare woman reportedly divorced her husband for reprimanding her against wearing trousers and miniskirts, the Civil Court heard yesterday.

Henry Mandipaka claimed Chipo Chipamata ran away from their matrimonial home in protest over the issue.

Mandipaka had been arraigned before the court by Chipamata who was seeking a protection order against him.

"I used to reprimand her from wearing mini-skirts and trousers since she was now my wife, but she turned a deaf ear on me, resulting in her running away from home," he said.

Mandipaka told magistrate Ms Babra Mateko that he never divorced Chipamata, but she was the one who ditched him.

"I still love her as my wife because I never divorced her at all," he said.

Chipamata had submitted that Mandipaka was in the habit of coming to her house during odd hours and being violent.

"He comes to my house drunk at night with many people in his company making a lot of noise," she said.

Ms Mateko granted the application in Chipamata's favour which barred Mandipaka from verbally or physically abusing her.

She also ordered Mandipaka to keep peace towards Chipamata at all times.

Meanwhile, a woman teamed up with her parents to assault her husband who had ditched her, the same court heard.

Gideon Nenguwo claimed Talent Nenguwo was refusing to dress his wounds which he got in a road traffic accident.

Talent denied the allegations accusing Gideon of being the aggressor.

Ms Mateko granted the order in Gideon's favour.