FORMER Caps United president and Premier Soccer League chairman Twine Phiri’s messy divorce from his former wife, Keresiya, came back to haunt him yesterday after he was taken to court over $62 000 maintenance arrears.
by PAIDAMOYO MUZULU
Phiri appeared before Harare magistrate Elijah Makomo on summons.
The trial, however, failed to commence after Phiri’s lawyer Everson Chatambudza said they had not been served with all State papers pertaining to the charges, hence they could not adequately defend the matter.
Makomo postponed the matter to May 5 to allow the defence to be served with all the relevant court documents.
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Phiri is facing four counts of failing to abide by the Chitungwiza Civil Court order of April 2014 to pay maintenance to his ex-wife for their children.
In count one, Phiri was ordered to pay for educational expenses , medical bills and examination fees for his three children, but has not done so and is now in arrears of $1 277.
In count two, Phiri failed to buy school uniforms for his children, forcing Keresiya to use her resources to buy the same at a cost of $1 232.
In count three, Phiri failed to pay fees for his two children in the third term of last year and accumulated arrears of $3 467.
Phiri also allegedly failed to pay $2 913 per month as maintenance for the three minor children.
The State alleged he only paid $450 each month, leading him to accumulate a staggering debt of $61 575.
Meanwhile, Eaglesvale High School salaries officer Cheryl Botha and headmaster Naison Tirivavi yesterday applied for exception to the charges of embezzling $800 000 from the school coffers.
The two argued that Eaglesvale was not a legal person hence, there was no complainant in the case.
Lawyers Tafadzwa Hungwe and Tawanda Tandi said Eaglesvale was run by a board of trustees and none of them had officially laid a complaint against their clients. Prosecutor Timothy Makoni opposed the application, saying the school could sue. The court will make a ruling on the application today.