Drama Unfolds at Bulawayo Civil Court as Wife Stops Husband’s Secret Wedding With Another Woman

There was drama in court recently after a wife stormed Bulawayo Civil Court and stopped her husband’s secret wedding with another woman.

This incident unfolded when the husband, having deceived his wife by falsely claiming he was going for a meeting, attempted to marry his mistress behind her back.

Wife Asserts Customary Marriage and Objects the Wedding
Mandlenkosi Mabhena, 45, hailing from Emganwini suburb, was on the brink of exchanging vows with his secret lover, Maluleka Solani from Ntabazinduna, before Magistrate Makelo Ncube when chaos erupted.

According to B-Metro, his wife, identified as T Ncube, raised objections to the marriage, asserting that she and the groom, Mandlenkosi Mabhena, were customarily married.

She explained that he paid for her lobola in 2012. She argued that for Mabhena to marry another woman, he would first need to formally dissolve their customary union through a divorce process.

“I object to this marriage. Mabhena and I are customarily married. He fulfilled the lobola obligations in 2012. To marry another woman, he must first formally dissolve our customary union through a divorce process, including the payment of a divorce token. Additionally, we need to address the issue of our children’s paternity,” she said.

Betrayal Unveiled: Wife Exposes Husband’s Deception and Double Life
Expressing her fury, Ncube revealed that they were still living together as husband and wife.

She also revealed that he had deceived her by claiming he was going for a meeting when he left home, only for her to later discover his intention to marry another woman without her knowledge or consent.

“We live together and when schools are open he will be away and he returns home when schools are closed. He left this morning claiming to attend a meeting,” she said.

Husband Denies Accusations, Claims Differences in Marriage and Accuses Wife of Lying
Mabhena, however, contested her claims, denying any such understanding and refuting her assertions about his morning departure.

“I object to what she says. We have differences in our marriage. She is lying and when I left in the morning, I never said I was attending a meeting,” Mabhena said.

Court Ruling and Emphasis on Marriage Institution
In a decisive ruling, Magistrate Ncube canceled the wedding. Magistrate Makelo Ncube affirmed that Mabhena was still bound by his customary marriage to Ncube, emphasizing the absence of a formal separation or divorce process.

He stressed the court’s authority to withhold a marriage license under such circumstances, highlighting the gravity of marriage as a sacred institution.