Father ordered to pay US$100 maintenance

A HARARE magistrate has ordered a man to pay US$100 per month in child maintenance, rejecting his claims of severe financial hardship after a job loss and dismissing his offer of US$60 as insufficient.

Itai Chikepe was arraigned before the Harare Civil Court by his former partner, Deliwe Shana, who sought US$200 monthly for the support of their two children, aged 17 and 14.

Presiding magistrate Hannah Fazilahmed ruled that Chikepe’s stated income of US$30 per month from vending was not credible given his admitted responsibilities to other dependents.

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