Former deputy minister, Bright Matonga has been dragged to the High Court by his former lover after he refused to give consent for her to ...
Former deputy minister, Bright Matonga has been dragged to
the High Court by his former lover after he refused to give consent for her to
take their child to the USA on holiday.
Thombizodwa Choto has now petitioned the High Court seeking
an order to compel Matonga to present himself at the American Embassy to give
his consent for the pair’s child to travel abroad.
Choto said she cohabited with Matonga for 10 months and
gave birth to a minor child who is currently in her custody.
The woman said problems with Matonga started when her
company, Dubtess Investments (Pvt) Ltd, was involved in a legal wrangle with
Matonga. As a result, her firm obtained a court order which resulted in
Matonga’s property being attached for execution.
“A few days after I (Choto) advised the respondent
(Matonga) to appear personally at the American Embassy, the Sheriff of the High
Court attached property belonging to the respondent. However, with great
sadness and disappointment to our minor child, the respondent very rudely and
bluntly refused to take all the necessary steps to enable the child to travel
with me,” she said.
“Soon after the Sheriff of the High Court attached the
respondent’s property, the respondent has been ignoring my calls and messages. This
is totally unreasonable. He is trying to fix me. He has not given an
explanation for refusing to appear at the embassy. I intend to travel for a
holiday to the United States of America with my son on April 1, 2019.”
“The respondent is exclusively using the minor child as an
avenue to attack me. It is now that he is withholding his consent simply
because my company executed a valid court order against him,” she said. The
matter is pending. standard
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