JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi
Ziyambi has filed for divorce saying the relationship with his wife has
irretrievably broken down with no prospects of restoration.
Minister Ziyambi has for the past seven years, been
estranged from his wife Florence Ziyambi, nee Mhizha, a lawyer and former
deputy Prosecutor-General.
In his claim filed at the High Court, Minister Ziyambi is
asking for a decree of divorce saying the couple have not lived together as
husband and wife since sometime in 2014.
He argues that the marriage is just a shell as they have
not shared conjugal rights since then. The couple has two adult children.
“Since then, the parties have developed diverging interests
and have become incompatible and have lost all love and affection for each
other,” said Minister Ziyambi in his papers.
During the subsistence of their marriage, the couple
acquired movable property and the Minister strongly feels it is just and
equitable that upon divorce, each party retains the movable property in his or
her possession.
The immovable property which the plaintiff wants
distributed includes houses in Westlea and St Martins suburbs in Harare both
registered in Minister Ziyambi’s name and a house in Bluffhill, Harare,
registered in his estranged wife’s name.
The Minister also prays for the Westlea house to be awarded
to one of their daughters, Chido Maureen Ziyambi, while the couple retains
ownership of the immovable properties registered in their respective names.
“It is just and equitable that plaintiff (Minister)
continues to cater for Chido Maureen Ziyambi’s welfare and educational needs
until she graduates or becomes self-sufficient whichever occurs first,” said
Minister Ziyambi.
Mrs Ziyambi is yet to respond to the application and has 10
days to file her response to the divorce motion. Herald
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