Farmer accrues $72 800 maintenance arrears

BEATRICE farmer, Benjamin Mumba, was last week slapped with a wholly suspended 12-month jail term after he accumulated a whopping $72 800 in child maintenance arrears dating back to August 2010.

Mumba, of Piers Farm, appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Renika Dzikiti charged with failing or neglecting to pay maintenance for his three minor children after being taken to court by former wife Tafadzwa Mwale.

Mumba now has up to December this year to clear his maintenance arrears, failure which he risks an effective jail term.

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