{{Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his wife Ms Locardia Karimatsenga have failed to thrash out an out-of-court settlement in their maintenance dispute.}} <\/p>\n
They are due back in court next week after their lawyers yesterday asked for more time to negotiate. <\/p>\n
Although both sets of lawyers refused to divulge the figures involved, sources said they had initially agreed on a US$200 000 once-off payment for Ms Karimatsenga.<\/p>\n
The sources said the parties reached a stalemate when Ms Karimatsenga raised her demands to US$500 000.<\/p>\n
She reportedly also demanded three oxen.
\nHer lawyer, Mr Everson Samukange, confirmed the deadlock, but dismissed the figures as false.<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard there are figures being talked about to be the money claimed by my client. Those figures are false and my client is not after money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Samukange said the parties were set to argue the matter before a magistrate next week.<\/p>\n
The parties had agreed to indefinitely postpone the matter October 18 afternoon, hoping the negotiations would yield positive results. But a few hours after the deferment, they failed to hammer out a settlement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have deliberated on several issues, but the discussion failed to yield positive results,\u201d said Mr Samukange.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means we are going back to court to argue the matter. Next week we will be back in court. Our client does not want money. She is simply asserting her rights as a wife.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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