A Lusaka man has dragged his 25-year-old wife to court, seeking a divorce, claiming she does not know how to take care of their home. But his wife has lamented that he abandoned her during pregnancy and has never seen their six-month-old son. When the case was heard before Magistrate Lewis Mumba at the Matero Local Court, Ian Sinjobeka, 30, told the court that since marrying his wife, he has been responsible for all household chores while she sleeps all day. He said their marriage had been troubled since 2019, with constant fights, which eventually led his wife, Christabel Kalufya, to leave their matrimonial home. “I’m from George compound, I do piece work, we got married in June of 2019....

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