A 38-year-old woman of Lusaka’s Balastone area has dragged her husband, 47, to court, seeking divorce due to his tendency to conceal any money he earns while she fends for their household. Victoria Chanda told the court that for years, she had been solely responsible for taking care of their needs because she understood her husband was not financially stable. However, Chanda revealed that after her husband secured a job, he claimed he was only earning K500, only to discover that his actual salary was K5,000. In his defence, Humphrey Nkonde admitted to not providing for his family and promised to do better. When the case came up before Magistrate Harriet Mulenga, Chanda insisted on ending their 19-year long union,...
