Zimbabwe vice-president’s former wife talks of suicide after acquittal for assault

Marry Mubaiwa, who faces other charges, including attempted murder of her ex-husband, is destitute, depressed and desperate to see her children

13 November 2022 - 00:00 By Pindai Dube

Marry Mubaiwa, the glamorous former wife of Zimbabwean Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, has broken her silence after her acquittal by a Harare magistrate last week on charges of assaulting her children’s nanny...

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