SW Radio
MOST marriages in Zimbabwe are customary rather than legal unions that, if ended by divorce or death, leave the women empty handed. But a court ruling last year granted women the right to equal property if the marriage is registered.
Thirty-nine-year-old Juliet Gwenere’s customary marriage of 12 years ended in 2016. She was left with five children to care for and no property or support from her ex-husband.
She was forced to move in with her mother in Chitungwiza town, about 40 kilometers southeast of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
Gwenere wants her three daughters not to make the same mistake she made when they get married.
Most marriages in Zimbabwe are customary rather than legal unions that, if ended by divorce or death, leave the women empty handed. But a court ruling last year granted women the right to equal property if the marriage is registered.
Thirty-nine-year-old Juliet Gwenere’s customary marriage of 12 years ended in 2016. She was left with five children to care for and no property or support from her ex-husband.
She was forced to move in with her mother in Chitungwiza town, about 40 kilometers southeast of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
Gwenere wants her three daughters not to make the same mistake