Zimbabwe’s VP Divorces Wife, Mary Chiwenga

Constantino Chiwenga, Zimbabwe’s Vice President has served his 36 year-old wife, Mary, divorce papers and also asked her to leave their matrimonial home, leaving behind their two children.

Local newspaper reports said the retired army general cut ties in July with Mary after a hospital bedside row in Pretoria, South Africa as he battled a mystery illness.
Mary reportedly drew Chiwenga’s ire when she asked for a Marriage Act union as the 63-year-old battled for his life in the hospital.

Both married in 2011 in a traditional way and have two children together. The marriage is recognised under Zimbabwean law but carries complexities which notoriously bring grief to widows.

Chiwenga, 63, has not been home to see Mary or their children after moving into their other property in Chisipite, from where he has been plotting his divorce.

It was reported that a day after returning home, on November 24, the vice president sent an emissary to serve Mary with “gupuro” – a traditional Shona divorce token, typically a coin.

He also instructed Harare lawyer Wilson Manase to finalise his separation.

A letter was then delivered to the 36-year-old Mary directing her to vacate the property and leave behind their two children together – a boy and a girl aged eight and seven. The couple had been living with two other children, a boy and a girl, from Mary’s previous marriage.

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