Saturday, March 12, 2011

Businessman in trouble

Beitbridge Bureau Chief
Friday, 11 March 2011 20:41
Beitbridge businessman Bernard Mufokozana has been arrested for failing to pay R11 000 a month for the up keep of his ex-wife and four children since December last year.
His ex-wife sued for maintenance after the businessman failed to fend for his four children after he allegedly dumped them and went to live with another woman.
Mufokozana who resides at 176 Eland Road in the border town was not asked to plead to the charges when he appeared before Beitbdridge resident magistrate, Miss Gloria Takundwa.
He was remanded out of custody to March 21 for trial.
Charges are that on December 8 last year, the court granted a maintenance order against him, ordering him to pay R11 000 per month with effect from December 31.
Despite getting the order Mufokozana refused to pay the amount and a warrant of arrest was then issued for failure to comply with the order. He was the arrested on Monday this week.
Mufokozana is embroiled in a bitter fight with his ex-wife Margret whom he married legally on 2 July 2008 under the Marriage Act Chapter 5:11.
The couple is awaiting finalisation of their divorce which is still pending at the High Court.
In her founding affidavit , Margret who is being represented by Mr Tawanda Martin Kanengoni alleges that Mufokozana left their matrimonial home in 2009 and went on to live with another woman.
She also alleged that they had four children together who were born between 1988 and 2008.
Since Bernard - who runs a trucking business in the border town left them, they have been deprived of the basic needs they previously used to enjoy.
Margret who is not employed said she has been struggling to support the children.
She, however, said she had been getting some relief from the R6 000 in rentals she collects from one of Mufokozana's houses in the same town until the businessman decided to collect the rentals himself.
Since then to date he has not paid any cent towards the upkeep of her ex-wife and their children prompting Margret to enlist the services of the Civil Court in November 2010.
Mufokozana denies that he is a businessman and argues that he is employed as a driver and he earns a monthly salary of R3 000.
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