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By Chulumanco Mahamba 
6h ago
Johannesburg – A Zimbabwe-born millionaire and politician was found in contempt of court for owing around R323,000 in child support in a divorce matter.
The man, who cannot be identified to protect the identity of his children, appeared in North Gauteng Superior Court on Monday, where his dirty divorce and the child support legal battle between him and his South African ex-wife were heard.
The businessman’s wife filed a lawsuit for contempt of court against her husband after he failed to comply with a court order issued in October last year ordering him to pay R30,000 per month in child support for herself and her three minor children, among other things. . He is at R323 000 in arears.
The couple were jointly married for approximately nine years until the husband filed for divorce in December 2018 before moving into the cottage attached to their joint home in Joburg.
Attorneys for the two parties, who cannot be named to protect the identities of their young children, had a virtual session in North Gauteng Superior Court on Monday.
The couple were jointly married for approximately nine years until the husband filed for divorce in December 2018 before moving into the cottage attached to their conjugal home.
The tycoon owns several companies and assets in the southern African region and is a great political figure in his home country, where he also ran for the presidential candidacy.
According to court documents seen by The Star, the court ordered the husband to pay R 30,000 a month in support for his spouse and children; pay all costs and expenses of the children’s education; reintegrate the children and the ex-wife into your health care plan; make payments for all children’s clothing, cell phones, pocket money, and all birthday gifts; return the wife’s Mercedes-Benz along with all sets of keys; and pay the wife’s legal expenses, which amounted to about 30,000 rand.
The wife’s attorney, Graeme Krawitz, said in court that the businessman had not complied with the order.
“He has not delivered the car, which he could have done, he has not put the children on medical care, he has not paid the contribution for legal fees and he has not paid a penny of maintenance other than the 7,000 rand in October,” he said Krawitz. .
The wife told The Star that she had to depend on her family members to help her financially.
“I pay for all transportation, any food I use with donations from my family. I am absolutely helpless despite the fact that I am married in community to an extremely wealthy man, ”she said.
The husband’s attorney, Kevin Schaafsma, said his client did not completely violate the court order because he did pay all the costs and expenses of education, clothing, cell phones, pocket money and all of her birthday gifts. children.
He said the vehicle was given to the wife but it did not work and was removed from the property.
Schaafsma added that his client did not pay alimony and reinstated the wife and children in the health care plan because the businessman could not pay because his company was suspended.
“The bank statements in court maintain that he had an overdraft limit and that he lives on the overdraft limit and is not in a position to make payments,” he said.
The businessman’s lawyer denied that the wife was homeless and said she had not tried to find a job to support herself.
“Plaintiff continues to believe that she can live a life of luxury without working, despite being a healthy 33-year-old woman with formal qualifications,” the husband wrote in his answering affidavit.
The judge in the matter indicated that he would hold the businessman in contempt for not fully complying with the previous order and imposed a sentence of 60 days suspended for five years.
Schaafsma confirmed to the Star that his client intended to appeal against the order. We will take it on appeal, ”he said. She added that her client asked for privacy.
The wife said that she was relieved by the result, but hoped her estranged husband would obey.
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