A 26-YEAR-OLD woman of Mushili has asked the court to dissolve her eight-year-old marriage after her husband told her he wanted a second wife. She told the court that she cannot accept a polygamous marriage and that it would be better to end the marriage. Elizabeth Nyirenda sued Macnab Ibertson, 30, of Mushili for divorce. The couple had been married for eight years and have one child together. The matter was heard at Kabushi Local Court by Magistrates Paul Kayula and Emelda Masuma. Nyirenda told the court that her husband had already taken dowry to the other lady and pleaded for the court to end the marriage. She adds that she was still young and she did not want to...

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